On Monday March 2, the IFS Apprenticeship Programme welcomed the opportunity to hold their first employers briefing of the year. Hosted by Fidelity International, the event was a huge success.
This briefing gave organisations the opportunity to meet with current apprentices, both Associate and Specialists, and employers who are currently taking part in the programme and find out the benefits the programme has brought to their organisations.
Keynote speakers included Susan Dargan (Independent Director at Zurich Insurance plc), Barry Mulcahy (Head of Learning, Ulster Bank and Louise Walsh (Senior HR Business Partner at Fidelity International)

A panel event was held on the day, facilitated by Fidelity’s Carmel Mitchell, (Global Head of Talent Management) and comprising of Daniel Devine (IFS Specialist Apprentice, Fidelity) Darya Yakushenko (IFS Associate Apprentice, State Street), Patrick Roche (IFS Associate Apprentice, BNY Mellon), Ahmed Mahmood (IFS Associate Apprentice, Fidelity) Jane Cotter (Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman) and Barry Mulcahy (Head of Learning, Ulster Bank).