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Through its Castlebar campus, Atlantic Technological University provides Mayo’s employers with a strong pipeline of talent as well as workplace training initiatives for staff.

We are also well placed in Mayo to secure graduates from Atlantic Technologial University - Sligo and National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), both of which are within a 100km radius of Castlebar, Mayo’s County Town. 

Each has extensive industry programmes including technology transfer and Research and Development collaboration.

Graduate Skills Stats

  • Five Universities & Third Level Education Institutions serve the region, GMIT Galway, GMIT Mayo, NUI Galway, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT.
  • Over 500 Information & Communications Tech Graduates per annum. 
  • Over 700 Natural Sciences/Mathematics & Statistics Graduates per annum.
  • 43% of all 25 to 64 year olds in the region hold a tertiary education attainment.
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