Free Third Level Courses for Unemployed

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It may be too little , too late – but it’s better than nothing.
The government announced yesterday that unemployed workers will have access to 2,500 new places on part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses from September 2009  –  according to the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe TD.

1,500 of them will be on a range of undergraduate certificate and degree-level programmes and 1000 will be part time postgrad courses for unemployed graduates.
All the courses will be those that are supposed to support the goals of the Irish Government’s “smart economy” plan . So these will include sectors such as medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, international financial services and  the food sector.

The details of when and where to apply are not yet available – but applicants must be unemployed for at least six months on 1 September 2009 to be eligible for a place on these undergraduate or postgraduate programmes.

Tuition fees will not be charged for these undergraduate and postgraduate courses though postgraduate students may be required to pay a nominal charge.

 

FAS Work Placement Programme for Unemployed Graduates

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From 2 June 2009 if you have been getting Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) for at least 6 months or if you are on short-time working you may be eligible for a new FAS activation programme.
The FÁS Work Placement Programme will provide 6 months’ work experience for 2,000 unemployed people who have been getting Jobseeker’s Allowance for the last 6 months.
There are 2 streams in this programme , in Stream 1 there are 1,000 places for graduates and in Stream 2 there are 1,000 places for unemployed people, with 250 of these places reserved for those aged under 25. Placements will be allocated to each FÁS region according to the number of people on the Live Register in that region.The work placements are for 6 months and while you are on this Programme you will continue to get your social welfare payment. Placements will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
To be eligible for Stream 1 of the Work Placement Programme you must:

* Be unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least 6 months
* Have graduated before 2009
* Have been awarded a qualification at level 7 or higher on the National Framework of Qualifications

To be eligible for Stream 2 of the Work Placement Programme you must be unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least 6 months.
If you are interested in participating in one of these programmes you may apply to your local FÁS office from 2 June 2009. FÁS will refer you to an employer who is registered as a provider with the Work Placement Programme. The employer may interview you as a potential participant in the Programme.

The Short Time Working Training Programme will provide 2 days training a week for people who are on systematic short-time working. Both of these programmes are administered by FÁS

Some Changes to the Work Placement Scheme from November 2009

 

April Budget 2009 effects.

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Both workers and unemployed have been affected by the latest Budget changes. The main losers will be workers – due to increased levies.
New under 20 Jobseekers allowance claimants will see benefit rates halved – but all others remain untouched.
Workers will get a drop in income – yet most unemployed people will see income remaining the same. The Christmas bonus of 1 extra week’s welfare benefit has been scrapped though.
Budget April 2009 more details.

There was some help for people looking to retrain or reskill.

The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) will be changed to allow earlier eligibility to the scheme.To qualify for the second level option, the length of time you must be getting a qualifying social welfare payment will be reduced from 6 months to 3 months. You must also be a jobseeker and out of the formal education system for at least 2 years.

To qualify for the third level option, the length of time you must be getting a qualifying social welfare payment will be reduced from 12 months to 9 months .

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) and the Department of Education and Science (DES) say they will  will provide from within existing resources an additional 23,435 places on training schemes and education programmes .

 

Dundrum Town Centre Jobs

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House of Fraser Children’s Dept. PO.P
Sales Assistant Full time and PartimeExperience Preferred
Contact: Please drop CV in store to the Children’s Dept.on Level 3

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Pascal Jewelly In House of Fraser Level 1
Sales Assistant Part Time 15 hours
Experience: Yes
Contact: Drop CV at the concession or email PASCALDUBLINJOBS@GMAIL.COM
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Toni & Guy
1st and 2nd Year Assistants Full Time
 No Experience required
Contact: Please apply with your CV

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Build a Bear   Manager Assistant Full Time
Experience: No Experience Required
Contact: Please drop C.V. in store on level 3.

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Nitya in House of Fraser
Sales Assistants –  Christmas Temp. Part Time Flexible
Experience Preferred
Contact: Please drop CV into concession in House of Fraser on level 2.

 

Mushroom Picking Work Ireland

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Mushroom Picking is a popular job especially for many immigrants in Ireland.
It is hard work and involves the  picking and packing of mushrooms. No experience is required, as training will usually be given.
Wages will usually be the minimum wage (€9.15 per hour)

One large employer of mushroom pickers is   Kildorough Mushrooms Ltd.
in the village of Kildorough, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
You can contact them on : 049 8545760
Email: kildoroughmushrooms@eircom.net

 

Wage Levels in Ireland – it can depend on where you are from.

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Figures on wages in Ireland from the Central Statistics Office –  show that Irish employees in medium and large firms earned 57% more than workers from the EU accession states. Also- Irish workers in small firms earned 36% more than employees from EU accession states.In small businesses in Ireland  in 2006 – the average wage for Irish workers was  €15.44 per hour.  This compares with just  €11.34 per hour for workers from the EU accession states. However, workers from the UK and other EU-15 stories earned more than Irish employees, taking in €16.16 and €16.25 per hour respectively.

Average hourly earnings were highest for Irish employees in medium and large enterprises with 50 or more employees at €19.96. Employees from the UK earned on average €19.41 per hour –  the highest paid non-Irish employees.

The lowest paid were those from the EU accession states, who earned, on average, €11.43 per hour, which was 57% of the average hourly rate earned by Irish employees.

The figures also show that there has been an increase of 129% of non-Irish nationals at work in the state, from the second quarter of 2003 to the second quarter of 2007 to 316,300.