US company's partnership with DCU to create 40 jobs in Dundalk
US-based testing company Prometric is to help create 40 jobs in Dundalk, it was announced today.
The jobs come as part of a three-year research partnership with DCU.
The expansion includes €550,000 in capital expenditure and €2m in workforce investment. When hiring is complete, the company expects to have 168 employees in Ireland.
Prometric’s two corporate sites are located in Dundalk and Dublin, with 147 jobs expected to be the total for its Co Louth-based Global Operations Centre.
Prometric has invested more than €75m in Ireland over 10 years, and
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Speaking at the briefing announcement, Professor Brian MacCraith, President of Dublin City University said: “It has been long recognised that more sophisticated, innovative assessment systems are required at all levels in education and employment.
“If we wish to encourage our students to be creative problem-solvers ready to face the challenges of our globalised, knowledge-based modern world, we must embrace new, cutting-edge methodologies such as those offered by Prometric.
“A major systemic difficulty in Ireland has been the lack of any centre of expertise in assessment. Our partnership with Prometric will allow DCU to establish a national resource to conduct research and develop best practice in education and job skills assessment, potentially having a transformative impact on the quality of teaching, learning and jobs growth for generations to come.”
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton said: “Employment is growing, and the live register is falling in all regions of the country – however progress is happening faster in some regions than in others. That is why we are putting in place our regional Action Plans for Jobs, in order to accelerate jobs growth in every region of the country.
“Today’s announcement that leading US testing company Prometric is creating 40 extra jobs in Dundalk and creating a research partnership with DCU as part of a €3.5m investment, is a great boost for the North East and a further example of what is possible in towns right across the country. I wish Michael and his team every success”.
