Employer Links Tender

Westmeath Community Development invites tenders from agencies and bodies with links to employers in the Athlone and South Westmeath area;

• To Match 25-40 of our client to job openings with local employers
• To Interact directly with companies and candidates to help facilitate the job seekers secure employment
• To Interact directly with both parties to find matches between what employers require and what job seekers have to offer

Our clients are individuals that are in receipt of a Social Welfare payment, and in excess of 250 new clients have engaged with WCD since the beginning of 2012.

The contract period is from June 1^st to Oct 31^st.

FREE TRAINING for Jobseekers And Job Bridge Participants

First Polymer Training Skillnet have three programmes specifically dedicated to Jobseekers & Job Bridge participants taking place in 2012.

1. Injection Moulding and Manufacturing Skills

This 8 day programme is 100% funded i.e. there is no cost for jobseekers to attend. It will provide participants with injection moulding technical skills and with the general skills needed to work in a plastics manufacturing environment. It will cover Injection Moulding Module 1 and 2.

On successful completion of this programme participants will receive two FETAC Level 5 component certificates in Injection Moulding (Machine Setting and Process Optimisation) plus a Certificate of Attendance from First Polymer Training Skillnet. The programme also includes a suitable post course work placement. Job Bridge interns are also eligible.

2. Conversion Programme for Engineers

This conversion course for engineers (from other engineering disciplines) will allow them to gain the necessary skills to start work as an engineer in the plastics industry. This course will incorporate plastics materials, processing, part and mould design and injection moulding modules over 10 days. The individual components that make up this programme are all FETAC certified. On successful completion of assessments, candidates will achieve three component certificates. The programme also includes a suitable post course work placement. Job Bridge interns are also eligible.

3. Supervisory Management and Communication Skills Programme for Jobseekers& Job Bridge Participants

This 8 day programme is 100% funded i.e. there is no cost for eligible jobseekers to attend. It will cover a 3 day Supervisory Management FETAC certified programme plus a 3 day Communications FETAC certified programme plus 2 x 1 day Workshops (one to one mentoring, interview skills, CV preparation and guidance to candidates on their FETAC assignments and work placements). Job Bridge interns are also eligible.

For further information contact

First Polymer Training Skillnet,
7 Centre Court,
Blyry Business & Commercial Park,
Athlone,
Co. Westmeath

A Big Hello to The Gar

Calling on all retailers in Mullingar, the countdown is now on for the very first tourist currency arriving in Mullingar as well as the Live Local, Shop Local campaign kicking off.  

The Gar is unique to Mullingar and will be used to promote local businesses and encourage tourists as well as locals to shop in town. Participating retailers provide a minimum of 10% discount to Gar holders, which in turn offers value and incentivise tourists to shop in the town and take advantage of the many special offers.

Geoscience: Benefitting Irish Society

- Keeping our Cities Safe: Dublin SURGE Project reveals the health of Dublin’s soil

- Protecting our Environment: Minister O’Dowd announces a €250,000 environmental research call - contracts for 10 researchers over the next year

Minster for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, today opens a two day conference in Dublin Castle that will outline the significant contribution that Geoscience makes in the protection of Irish society. Today’s programme concentrates on “A Safe City; The Contribution of Geoscience in the Urban Environment” and is hosted by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). The programme examines flooding, subsidence, landslides, the challenges of tunnelling, contaminated land and state-of-the-art 3D modelling of subsurface geology in case-studies of cities in Ireland, the UK and across Europe.