The Fitzwilliam Institute Difference...
Here, at Fitzwilliam Institute, we know well that all businesses need skilled, professional team
members to improve the bottom line. Those seeking a career and up-skillers need a practical
skills base to build upon. Graduates without experience can’t start a career, yet they can't get
experience without a career opportunity.
With these training needs in mind, we created the world’s first practical skills courses. From our
inception in the mid 1980's, we developed the essence training approach using a practical,
hands-on methodology.
Continually evolving and improving, we source industry’s top professionals, to deliver our
interactive, case-study based courses. Fitzwilliam Institute’s trainers work with winning teams
all over the world. They bring practical insights and provide best practices, skills, and cutting
edge trends in their relevant industry. They connect our students with the best and the brightest
in their chosen industry to help them achieve their career goals and offer them exclusive
networking access.
That's why over 95% of our course participants believe achieve their career goals upon
completion of our courses, by securing full-time jobs, work promotions and gaining invaluable
skills and industry certified qualifications. A significant number of our graduates are senior
figures in their industries today.
Our Milestones
-
1985
Fitzwilliam Institute opens its doors launching a number of the World's First Practical Skills Training Courses
-
1990
The animation industry culminates, and Fitzwilliam Institute creates the only animation courses
-
1992
Fitzwilliam Institute launches the Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Services with
Arranged Work Experience to train IFSC industry professional, using the practical skills model
approach
-
1994
Postgraduate Courses in Public Relations with Arranged Work Experience are launched
by Fitzwilliam Institute, to cater for the growing industry demand
-
1995
Fitzwilliam Institute incorporates computer applications training into all of our courses to get our graduates ahead of the competition
-
1995
Fitzwilliam Institute commences its Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations with Arranged Work Experience, to address industry needs
-
1996
Fitzwilliam Institute introduces a Travel and Tourism Postgraduate Diploma Course, to fill the huge industry gap
-
1996
Postgraduate Courses in Software Development with Arranged Work Experience become part of Fitzwilliam institute’s comprehensive training portfolio, to support industry growth
-
1997
Fitzwilliam Institute adds Postgraduate Diploma Courses in Fund Management and Mutual Fund Management, both with Arranged Work Experience, to address the specialist industry demand
-
1998
Fitzwilliam Institute provides computerised E-commerce training for Irish Marketing Institute Members
-
1998
Fitzwilliam Institute successfully launches corporate, evening Diploma Courses in Public
Relations, Diplomas in Advertising, Marketing and PR, to upskill busy working professionals
-
1999
Fitzwilliam Institute creates practical skills Postgraduate and Diploma Courses in Web
Development, to address the advent of DOT.COM boom
-
2000
The first practical skills Postgraduate and Diploma Digital Marketing Courses are
launched, becoming some of Fitzwilliam Institute’s most popular courses
-
2000
First practical skills courses in Computer Networking with Arranged Work Experience
are being launched by Fitzwilliam Institute in response to industry demand
-
2001
Fitzwilliam Institute introduces the Postgraduate Diploma in Java Programming with
Arranged Work Experience, to cater for industry requirements
-
2001
Fitzwilliam Institute introduces practical skills Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma
Courses in Event Management.
-
2003
Fitzwilliam Institute launches Diploma in Oracle Database Development - evening course,
to meet industry demand
-
2004
Project Management becomes a “must-have “qualifications. Fitzwilliam Institute
launches its top-tier practical skills courses in Project Managementd
-
2005 -To date
Fitzwilliam Institute provides a comprehensive range of practical skills courses
- in class and online, at diploma and postgraduate diploma levels, to enable global access to
successful careers