The Job Training Initiative, a training programme currently managed by FAS, and which is aimed at getting the long term unemployed back to work, is currently under fire. A recent report compiled by Forfas, the state advisory board, has recommended an ‘overhauling’ of a number of the country’s main jobs training initiatives in order to ensure that the state is getting real value for money. According to Forfas the state is spending €970 million on a number of jobs and training programmes but has found that there is a lack of clarity in terms of being able to measure their ‘efficiency and effectiveness’. Forfas also recommend major changes to the community employment scheme, which has an annual budget of €392 million and is one of the largest job programmes in the state.
Finally, the report commented on the payment levels that participants receive and recommended that they should be reviewed to ensure that they do not act as a disincentive for taking jobs in the current job market.
Career Consultants supports the recommendations made by Forfas. It is of vital importance that in addition to any state funded job initiative programmes, such programmes are also supported by practical career management solutions.
Career Consultants will provide you with all the advice and help you need in clarifying your career options, assessing your skills and helping you to prepare an achievement focused CV. Career Consultants also have extensive experience in preparing your for interviews in order to give you confidence to succeed.
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