“As my youngest child was starting school, I had decided it was a good time to return to study and upskill. The Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI) Higher-Level Apprenticeship looked a very good fit for what I wanted to do. Our company accountant recommended the programme to me. It suited me very well as I was able to work four days a week and attend college on the other day. So I could work, earn and learn.”
Ballygawley-based Joanne Harte (42) has had a varied career in recruitment and backroom politics, following a degree in Politics and Communication from the University of Liverpool.
Joanne had been working on a number of funded cross-community youth programmes which were drawing to a close before Covid hit in 2020.
On her return to work following furlough, she moved to the accounts department and saw she needed to upskill.
“The Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI) Higher-Level Apprenticeship looked a very good fit for what I wanted to do. It is a great option for people like me who want to retrain, or for those who want an alternative route to a professional qualification, rather than university. You are able to work and gain invaluable practical experience whilst studying, and being paid to do so, so there is no student debt.”
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