Health Care Innovation and Technology

I began my studies in Letterkenny in 2001 and I qualified with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Computing in 2005. I was always interested in computers but there are so many different types of specialties in this area, I was unsure which would suit me best, but with the encouragement and advice from the lecturing staff I choose to specialize in Commercial Computing. I liked the subjects this course had to offer and also the job opportunities within this area.

I found my time in LYIT to be challenging but with hard work and dedication, it proved to be very rewarding. The course is well designed and covers a wide spectrum of subjects, which prepared me well for the work place and the also the facilities in the college are second to none. As part of the degree, we had to design our own computer system, which was a brilliant way to build your confidence and get used to programming under a deadline.

I am currently employed in Pramerica Systems Ireland, a company that is located in Letterkenny. For me this was the ultimate reward to find employment within the northwest. I work as part of dynamic team in the QA department. I find my job to be very satisfying, every day it brings new challenges and opportunities and I have been able to put the skills I obtained from college into practice.

I would highly recommend the computing course at LYIT as it offers students many opportunities in the IT sector here in Donegal and also further a field.

UnitedHealth Group, Letterkenny has forged a successful relationship with LYIT in recent years. This mutually beneficial relationship has brought high-caliber candidates in consideration for roles within our operations and IT business. UnitedHealth Group also has found LYIT students to be astute and mature, to possess the skill sets we seek in our top-performing managers, and to be prepared to meet the challenges of a business environment. We look forward to continuing to strengthen the relationship with the LYIT over the coming years.

When we started Sendmode, we never envisaged we’d be servicing over 10 million transactions per month. To service this, we needed high skilled IT graduates and turned to the LYIT campus for help. The graduates from LYIT proved to be at a very high level of both skill and professionalism and in fact, all of our technical team are graduates from the LYIT, while we also employ graduates in sales, support and marketing. We would highly recommend graduates from LYIT.

At SITA we have realised great benefits in recruiting graduates from LYIT, through a long standing relationship grown over the past ten years. The graduates come into the workplace well prepared and their skills set is closely aligned with SITA requirements and expectations. A significant percentage of the SITA Letterkenny workforce have come from LYIT and our collaboration efforts with LYIT over the past few years has provided SITA the opportunity to grow our workforce while maintaining our high standards within the industry.