NIIT to establish European Delivery Centre in Dublin creating 110 jobs
Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton TD announced today that NIIT Limited, a global company which provides multi-disciplinary learning management and training delivery solutions to corporations, institutions, and individuals in over 40 countries, is to establish a European Delivery Centre in Dublin, creating 110 jobs over five years.
The development is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Industrial Development Authority Ireland (IDA).
In a joint press statement with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, Enda Kenny today said,”I also welcome the NIIT Company here to Ireland with a 110 jobs, with the IDA working strongly in terms of foreign direct investments here.”
The publicly listed company, which has a headquaters in Gurgaon, India, and employs about 3,000 people in over 40 countries. The focus of this announcement is NIIT’s Corporate Learning Group (CLG) which delivers comprehensive managed training services including Custom Curriculum Design and Content Development, Learning Administration, Learning Delivery, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Technology, and Advisory Services.
Ireland was chosen as the location for the new European Delivery Centre due to the availability of suitable creative and technical talent and multilingual skills, the cluster of existing learning technology companies and open business environment.
The new roles will include high-end engineers, creative writers, and digital media professionals. Other roles will be for trainers, multilingual customer service support, and project managers.
Making the announcement today, Richard Bruton said, “A key part of our Action Plan for Jobs is achieving greater diversity in our multinational investment. As part of that, we have doubled the number of trade missions, and increased the number of IDA staff in key foreign growth markets.”
Applicants can email careers.ireland@niit.com for further information on these positions.
