The Business Development Programme (BDP) is a special Community Employment (CE) which is in operation since the late 1990's. The BDP enables unemployed people considering self-employment to undergo an accredited business development programme (FETAC Level 5) while developing their business idea and their business plan.

The course is funded by the Department of Social Protection's CE programme and it runs for a period of 24 weeks, alternating between Athlone and Mullingar. Participants attend the course one day per week, and receive one to one sessions with the coordinator and tutor and outside advisors if required.

The course is one of a number of supports that WCD has in place to support new businesses being established by people on the live register. To find out more about these supports visit our Enterprise Supports.

For further information on the BDP contact:

Dan Grehan
Business Development Manager
Westmeath Community Development
Mullingar E.T.I. Ctr
Mullingar Business Park
Mullingar
Co Westmeath
N91 X012

Phone: 044-9348571 - Email: dgrehan@westcd.ie

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12 Jul2018

2018

Bus Traing Programe Ath 2018 WCD in conjunction with Dept of Employment and Social Protection (DEASP) are seeking applicants for the QQI Level 5 - Trainee Entrepreneur Programme CE which will take place in Athlone this September. This course runs for 24 weeks on Monday's 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The envisaged start date is 3rd September 2018 and it will be run in our WCD Athlone Offices which are located in:

Unit 4 Rockdean Building
Blyry Industrial Estate
Athlone
Co Westmeath

To view the brochure of for the course click here.

For further information contact:

Dan Grehan WCD Mullingar- Phone: 044-9348571

DEASP Employment Services Mullingar- 044 9348805

DEASP Employment Services Athlone -Phone 09064 73499

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15 Jan2018

Invitation to Tender: To Deliver Trainee Entrepreneur Programme

Dept of Employ Affairs and Social Protection WCD invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations and individuals to deliver a Trainee Entrepreneur Programme in Mullingar from March 2018 to August 2018

The Trainee Entrepreneur Programme is a special DEASP Community Employment Scheme, aimed at delivering a business development programme to unemployed people with a business idea, and is part of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme for 2018 - 2022.

The course will be run for one full day per week over 24 weeks with 18 participants, with setting and monitoring of assigned tasks for participants to work on over the remaining 12 hours of their week outside of programme contact time, to develop the participants’ business idea.

It is expected that participants will progress to developing a business supported by the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance administered by the Dept. of Employment Affairs & Social Protection. It is required that the successful tender will have extensive experience in delivering enterprise training to the target group.

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19 Jan2017

Invite to Tender to Deliver Business Development Programme

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WCD invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations and individuals to deliver a Business Development Programme in Mullingar from February 2017 to August 2017

The Business Development Programme is a special DSP Community Employment Scheme, aimed at delivering a business development programme to unemployed people with a business idea, and is part of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme for 2017.

The course will be run for one full day per week over 24 weeks with 18 participants, with setting and monitoring of assigned tasks for participants to work on over the remaining 12 hours of their week outside of programme contact time, to develop the participants’ business idea.

It is expected that participants will progress to developing a business supported by the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance administered by the Dept. of Social Protection.

It is required that the successful tender will have extensive experience in delivering enterprise training to the target group.

A third level qualification in a business related area is essential, combined with experience of delivering training to groups.

The course provides QQI certification at Level 5. The administration of required documentation, guidance and monitoring of client portfolio and the grading of same are required from the consultant.

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05 Jul2016