Skills for Work

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Skills for Work
Name of the instrument - English translation
Skills for Work
Scheme ID
113
Country
Ireland
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Grant for companies
Sub-type of instrument
Support for direct costs
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Skills for Work (SFW) is a scheme aimed at providing training opportunities to help employees deal with the basic skills demands of the workplace. It is implemented by the Education & training boards (ETB) of the Department of Education and Skills. Employees with low levels of educational qualifications are eligible for this scheme (typically participants in this programme are people who have left school without receiving a leaving certificate). Most of the programmes offer free of charge a nationally recognised certification. No cash contributions are made. Employers release employees from work to attend Skills for work courses. The programmes are delivered by Education and Training Boards across Ireland. There is no limitation to re-use the scheme for the same applicant.

Not applicable
Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Not applicable
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Key instrument
Objective(s) and target(s)
To provide training opportunities to help employees deal with the basic skills demands of the workplace.
Year of implementation
2016
Operation/management
The initiative is funded by the Irish Government under the Department of Education and Skills and delivered by the newly formed Education & Training Boards (ETB) across the country. The project is managed nationally by Dublin & Dśn Laoghaire ETB.
Eligible group(s)
Employees with low levels of educational qualifications
Group(s) with preferential treatment
Skills for Work is administered through regional education and training boards, companies that want to access the programme will need to apply through their regional ETB. While there is no specific eligibility group, typical participants in this programme have left school without receiving a Leaving Certificate.
Education and training eligible
Education and training focused on helping employees with the basic skills demands of the workplace.
Source of financing and collection mechanism
State (Department of Education and Skills)
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
No cash contribution made; employers release employees from work to attend Skills for work courses. The programmes are delivered by Education and Training Boards across Ireland.
Eligible costs
Fees and other costs related to education and training
Volumes of funding
Not available
Beneficiaries/take up
Not applicable
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
No monitoring and evaluation.
Most relevant webpage - in English
http://skillsforwork.ie/?page_id=37
Most relevant webpage - local language
http://skillsforwork.ie/?page_id=37
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
http://www.djei.ie/publications/strategicpolicy/2015/3.4_PLM_IDA_Traini…
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Donegal Education and Training Board
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board
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