Eircom has launched apprentice and graduate programmes aimed at hiring 375 people.
It is the first large scale programme of its kind at the company for nearly 30 years.
€18m is being invested at the group to enhance their skills base.
The company says the apprenticeship programme will run for five years, with 60 apprentices each year. It will feature "on-the-job learning, one-to-one coaching and formal classroom training," and adds that successful applicants will earn a Level 6 FETAC Telecommunications Access Networks Technology Major Award.
The graduate programme will also run for five years, with 15 honours graduates participating each year. They will "have the opportunity to work on up to four different rotations, each one supported by a dedicated Eircom mentor".
Top performers in both the apprenticeship and graduate strands will earn a full-time job with Eircom after the two-year long programmes. Applications will be open from today.
Richard Moat is CEO of Eircom Group:
