DATAPAC WELCOMES ITS 75TH WORK PLACEMENT STUDENT

14 April 2010

Five new students are now joining the Datapac team, with seven more to join this Autumn. These students will gain exposure to next generation technology solutions in areas such as virtualisation, cloud computing and unified communications.

The Datapac student programme was established to give students six months of ‘hands-on’ work experience as part of their undergraduate qualifications. This is co-ordinated in conjunction with Universities and Institutes of Technology throughout Ireland including Dublin City University, University College Cork, National University of Maynooth and Waterford Institute of Technology. 

Since Datapac's inception, it has institutionalised a policy of creating links with the Irish higher education sector, officially launching the student work placement programme in 2004. This includes an annual intake of undergraduate students across degree courses to work in Datapac for a six month period. 

The students gain experience in a wide range of commercial activities with Datapac. This includes day-to-day activities such as sales, marketing, technical support and customer service.

Karen O’Connor, HR Manager, Datapac, “The student work placement is an essential part of Datapac’s personnel and employee development strategy. We’re always looking to introduce fresh talent into the organisation to bring new insights, perspectives and capabilities. The calibre of Irish students never fails to amaze us and many of our student placements have found full-time positions in Datapac after they graduate college.”

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