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Title: Fermanagh District Council


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Fermanagh District Council
  • Employability Project

2
Background
  • Lack of highly skilled job opportunities
  • low wage economy
  • Lack of public sector jobs in the area
  • Lack of large employers in area
  • Leading to
  • Loss of well qualified people from the area.

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Council already offered a range of opportunities
for people in education
  • Work experience
  • Paid work placement
  • Unpaid work placement
  • Internships
  • But nothing offered for graduates/school leavers

4
Aim of the Employability Project Pilot
  • Offer paid employment
  • Target recent school leavers
  • Offer a range of job opportunities
  • Give experience to improve employability
    (6 months)

5
Range of opportunities offered
  • Construction Site supervisor
  • Technical Support
  • Events/Sports Development
  • Corporate Services
  • Finance
  • Town Warden

6
Practicalities
  • Funding - Council
  • - DEL through Steps to Work
  • In conjunction with Jobs and Benefits Office
  • Public advertisement
  • Normal recruitment process

7
During the programme candidates were given-
  • Full induction
  • Training plan
  • Nominated workplace mentor
  • Interview skills training
  • Help/advice and assistance with job applications

8
Advantages
  • For the Council-
  • Highly motivated employees
  • Additional support to compliment existing
    workforce
  • Access to the most up to date knowledge/skills
  • Enabled the piloting on new positions
  • Increased our capacity to respond to demands
    (G8!)
  • Retention of skilled people in the area for six
    months

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Advantages
  • For the Employee-
  • Valuable work experience to compliment their
    education
  • Relevant training
  • Improve their employability
  • Allows the opportunity to try different areas of
    work/employers

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Disadvantages
  • Cost
  • Requires commitment to induct, train and support
    participants
  • No guarantee of job at the end
  • People who are underemployed could not apply

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Feedback/Evaluation
  • 3 participants have secured temporary positions
    with the Council
  • 1 participant has went to Australia for work
  • 2 participants have secured other employment in
    the area
  • 2 are still actively seeking employment

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Future Plans
  • Looking at a menu of options
  • Skills Development Programme
  • Steps to work tasters/work experience
  • Graduate programme
  • A new Employability scheme
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