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One Step Closer Training
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerOne Step Closer Training: Schedule September to December 2019 The ‘One Step Closer’ employment programme, aims to train long-term job seekers in the Fingal area and to position our local community to take advantage of local employment opportunities. Getting Citizens Online (FIT) Date: Tuesday & Thursday, 5th…
Read MoreEmpower teams up with Dress for Success on new financial education programme for women in Fingal
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerWe need to cultivate better financial understanding in girls from a younger age. That’s according to Sonya Lennon, designer, entrepreneur and founder of charity Dress for Success Dublin. She was speaking as Empower, was announced as the first partners providing a new financial education programme, ‘Sense about…
Read MoreDemand brings new English for Speakers of Other Languages courses to Blanchardstown
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerWe are thrilled to announce that new English-speaking courses are coming to Blanchardstown. English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) is a structured English language course running over six to eight weeks. These courses provide non-native speakers with foundation skills to communicate socially and in the workplace.…
Read MoreEmpower’s success highlighted in Department of Employment and Social Protection report
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerWe are delighted to announce that an independent report by Indecon, an independent economic research organisation, has revealed high levels of placement rates through our employment programmes. The report was commissioned by the Department of Employment and Social Protection and found that the community based Local Employment…
Read MoreEmpower celebrates International Roma Day
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerOn 8th March we celebrated International Roma Day at the Bracken Court Hotel, Ballbriggan. The event was a celebration of culture and friendship. The day was a joint initiative between Empower and Musicantia, a Roma community led group of professional musicians who work with Irish and other…
Read MoreBuchi – The new Roma Community Employment Project
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerWe are delighted to announce the opening of our new Community Employment Project for people in the Roma community! The project will see us working hand in hand with Musicantia Irish Roma Centre supported by the Department of Employment and Social Protection. This is the first new…
Read MoreEmpower launch innovative toolkit supporting a smoke free Fingal!
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerOur toolkit ‘Tobacco Free Fingal: A toolkit for a Tobacco-Free Community’ was officially launched by Minister for State at the Department of Health, Catherine Byrne, at our Dublin 15 office on 6th March 2019. This is an initiative that aims to support the people of Fingal to…
Read MoreWe Can Quit
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerThe final We Can Quit group of 2018 have finished the smoking cessation programme. We Can Quit is supported by Empower, Irish Cancer Society, Health Promotion Unit, HSE and Touchstone Pharmacy Mulhuddart. The women spoke of the very positive changes to their lives since quitting. …
Read MoreStar Stories and Interview Tips
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerJim Nolan, manager of the IE Network presented ‘Star Stories and Interview Tips’ on Tuesday, 11th December in Dillon House to a packed house of Empower clients. The course was very well received, and we will be running another session in late January, dates TBC. This…
Read MoreNorth Runway Employment Initiative
Uncategorized Archives – Page 3 of 4 – EmpowerThe North Runway Employment Initiative ‘Meet the Contractor Event’ took place on Tuesday, 27th November. The event took place as part of our ‘One Step Closer’ employment programme, training long-term job seekers in the Fingal area in in the areas of construction, security, catering and cleaning. The…
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