REDTRAY Academy aims to bridge UK skills gap
26 Aug 2010
by: Margaret Snell
Not-for-profit learning specialist, REDTRAY Academy, is spearheading a campaign to help young job seekers acquire the skills that businesses want, but without incurring the burden of a big student debt. The Academy is working with employers and other key partners in recruitment who want to be part of the evolution of a new national skills development and funding strategy.
The London based learning centre is offering industry recognised accredited training programmes in IT and project management to help some of the 150,000 or so young people who will not be able to find university places or employment this summer.
The REDTRAY Academy careers team advises learners aged 19 to 24 on the best learning paths for them. Selected candidates undergo training to attain industry recognised qualifications, and are supported throughout the job seeking process.
Fardad Gharebaghi, REDTRAY Academy managing director, said: “As the technology landscape continues to evolve, the demand for IT experts is outstripping supply. That’s why we have invested in a state-of-the-art central London training centre which is designed to select and put the right kind of young people through Microsoft accredited IT and project management programmes.
Gharebaghi added: “As the public purse shrinks further, it is down to private enterprise to collectively innovate and come up with new ways of creating a talent pool for UK plc and providing organisations with the right people who are in the right jobs.”
Students can visit
www.redtrayacademy.co.uk to get a free career health check. Tuition fees are VAT and interest free and can be paid in instalments within a payment plan.
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