ParkerGreen has links to the Graduate School of Design at
Harvard, University of Ulster,
Queen’s University, Southern Regional College and local schools in the Newry
area.
In 2005 it developed a Postgraduate Training Programme,
accredited by the University of Ulster and delivered in conjunction with the School
of the Built Environment. This programme involves graduates spending 18
months working at Head Office in Newry and in the Central and Eastern Europe
base in Slovakia.
This has allowed the organisation to create a specific university
accredited degree course for international students, tailored to property
development and investment. Graduates, who gain a Post Graduate Diploma in
Industrial Practice, have the option to proceed with an additional two years of
study for a Masters qualification in International Real Estate.
Dr Gerard O’Hare, Managing Director, is Chair of the
Graduate Acceleration Programme (GAP), a BITC initiative and this involves a 26
week work placement in partnership with Queen’s University and the University of Ulster, with the aim of helping
graduates get on the career ladder.
It regularly provide internships to University students and
school students during the summer months.
It established the O’Hare Travel Scholarship Programme,
which is open to all first year undergraduates studying at the School of the
Built Environment, the School of Art and Design and Architecture at the University
of Ulster. This offers eight students the opportunity to study and gain work
experience abroad for 5-6 weeks, focussing on field of urban design,
architecture and sustainable development.
Staff
in the multi-disciplinary teams nurture the students and act as mentors throughout
all the placements, on average each senior employee in ParkerGreen spend
approximately 80 hours per year mentoring students. 
