Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and Workday have announced a three-year partnership to provide young technologists, from primary school to third-level education, with foundational skills to pursue a career in technology.
Finance and HR technology company Workday will invest an initial €450,000 into workforce development, research collaboration and community engagement under the deal.
The company's 1,500-strong workforce at its European headquarters in Dublin will provide expertise and volunteer support to TU Dublin initiatives, which will also have a focus on providing opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to underrepresented groups.
Programmes will include primary school coding and tech skills workshops for local Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools initiative (DEIS) as well as junior cycle workshops and activities to "demystify" third-level education and show potential career paths to those in the early stages of secondary school.
There will also be a transition year programme of practical tech career experience in both the workplace and the TU Dublin campus as well as a third-level programme to teach accredited ‘Enterprising People’ and ‘Enterprising Leaders’ skills, including mindset and resilience abilities.
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The partnership will also fund third-level research and develop topical engineering and technology courses, with a focus on machine learning, security and cloud computing.
"TU Dublin and Workday have created a thoughtful and innovative partnership, which will excite and encourage younger people to consider a career in technology," said Thomas Stone, VP for partnerships at TU Dublin.
"Building on the University’s engagement activity in our local communities across Dublin, the initiative will provide primary and secondary students from local DEIS schools with more opportunities to visit our campuses, participate in coding and technical workshops, and experience life as a TU Dublin student."
"Together with TU Dublin, we hope to foster the next generation of innovators,” said Caroline O’Reilly, general manager of Workday Analytics at Workday. "This partnership will help develop even more relevant engineering and technology courses, helping develop the next generation of multi-talented engineers.
"By offering relevant, focused activities for primary, secondary and third level students, we can jointly provide early talent with both the technical and people skills required to pursue a rewarding career in technology."
Photo: Thomas Stone, VP for Partnerships, TU Dublin and Caroline O’Reilly, General Manager, Workday Analytics, Workday. (Pic: TU Dublin)
