Computer firm ITP boosts software development
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TECHNOLOGY company ITP Solutions is hoping to extend its use of apps after qualifying for Highland Council’s Graduate Placement programme.
The Inverness firm is hoping 22-year-old Ross Gough will help accelerate its software development, in particular applying apps to a range of business processes.
Mr Gough, who graduated from the University of Abertay Dundee with a BSc in computer science, has been taken on under the work placement scheme which sees the local authority pay 50 per cent of his salary up to a maximum of £16,300 per annum. The placement must last between six and 12 months.
"The scheme is perfect for ITP Solutions as it allowed us to augment our existing skills set adding fresh skills, while providing employment for an able under-employed local graduate," said ITP’s managing director Sandy Macarthur.
The Henderson Road firm’s clients include some of the Highlands’ best known privately owned firms including Tomatin Distillery, Loch Duart Salmon and Highland Industrial Supplies.
Founded in 1981, ITP underwent a management buy out in 2010 following the death of co-founder and managing director David Ross which saw the Invergordon-based training division hived off. This left ITP Solutions to focus on helping customers design, implement and maintain their computer infrastructure and producing bespoke software applications.
Mark MacKintosh, regional development officer with Business Gateway, which administers the graduate programme, said Mr Gough’s role at ITP showed how the scheme could respond to local needs.
"The aim is to help local businesses take on an employee who will help them target new markets, increase exports or develop a new business improvement project," he said.
"At the same time graduates, like Ross, get the opportunity to show what they can do and gain valuable work experience that exploits and develops their talent."
Business Gateway employs advisers Emma Gunn and Marianne Ross to help companies identify projects that would qualify for graduate assistance.
For information e-mail emma.gunn@highland-opportunity.com or marianne.ross@highland-opportunity.com
