NIIT to open European Delivery Centre in Dublin creating 110 Jobs

Minister for Jobs, Ireland, Richard Bruton TD has announced that NIIT Limited, a global leader in skills and talent development, 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 IDA (Industrial Development Agency) Ireland.

The Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny also said in a joint press statement with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi : "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, NIIT was which was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Gurgaon. It employs about 3,000 people in over 40 countries with primary locations in India, the United States, Europe and China. 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. Applicants can email to careers.ireland@niit.com for further information on these positions.

Sapnesh Lalla, President - Corporate Learning Group, NIIT said: “Europe is an important and growing market for NIIT's Corporate Learning Group. Ireland was our country of choice for its extremely conducive business environment, strategic location, availability of multilingual creative and technical talent, and investment potential. We are honoured and very grateful for the support and cooperation that has been extended to us by the Government of Ireland, Minister Bruton, and the IDA. Our vision is to build NIIT Ireland as one of the finest global centres for bespoke content development, training management and delivery excellence.”