National Instruments UK & Ireland Launches Re-training Programme for Redundant Engineers

Newbury, UK, June 26, 2009 – National Instruments UK & Ireland today announced a programme to support engineers who have recently been made redundant, by greatly reducing the cost of NI LabVIEW training and certification.  

For just £395, engineers can take two training courses and a certification exam (for example, LabVIEW Basics I & II, and the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) Certification exam, which would currently be a saving of over £1,800).  Individual scheduled training courses at Newbury can be taken for £195.

The NI re-training programme for redundant engineers provides reduced priced LabVIEW certification that will increase engineer’s software development skills and help to boost their career potential with an additional professional qualification.   Successful certification will see engineers join a growing band of over 3,000 certified professionals worldwide.  Achieving certification through exams helps engineers and scientists differentiate themselves and offers employees a highly credible way to identify job candidates with relevant skills.

Robert Morton, National Instruments UK & Ireland Managing Director, said “NI is pleased to be able to support engineers who have unfortunately been made redundant because of the current economic climate by investing in their training and development, empowering them with new certified skills for when the economy turns around”.

To qualify for the reduced price training, engineers should hold an Engineering degree and have been unemployed for less than six months. Other degrees or experience may qualify in some cases. Seats are assigned based on date and availability for a specific course, as well as complying with the prerequisites of the class.  Attendees are responsible for their own travel expenses, meals and lodging.

To apply for the NI re-training programme for redundant engineers, please call 01635 517308 or go to ni.com/uk/retrain.  Engineers can also explore employment opportunities via the NI LabVIEW Career Network.  To learn more about NI Training and Certification, including specific course offerings in the UK & Ireland and online, visit www.ni.com/training.

About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. In the UK & Ireland, NI is headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, providing local sales, marketing and support, and has been named in the Financial Times 50 Best Workplaces for the past four years.

For More Information
Contact NI Tel : (01635) 523545  Fax : (01635) 523154  e-mail : info.uk@ni.com  Web:www.ni.com/uk

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