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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 11, 2011

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he will provide information on the number of persons currently working with South Dublin County Council under the FAS Placement Programme, including outline information on qualifications of the persons involved and the general areas of Council work to which they have been assigned?

REPLY:

The Council have commenced work placements under two FAS schemes. Under the Work Placement Programme we have 9 participants, 8 which are graduates. These placements are in the following areas of work:-

Local History Research

Digitisation of Heritage Material

Green Energy Management

Local Sports Initiatives

Heritage/Archaeology

These placements are for a 9 month period during which participants gain marketable skills and experience. The council will continue on a rolling basis to fill placments.

Under the Redundant Apprentice Scheme we have engaged 12 apprentices and will be offering 16 additional places in the  following trades:-

Carpentry

Plumbing

Painting/Decorating

Mechanic

Bricklaying/Stone masonry

Of the 12 currently underway, there are both stage 5 apprentices who require a 26 week placment and stage 7 apprentices requiring just 12 weeks. Stage 7 is the final stage of qualification. As with the Work Placment Programme the council will continue to offer further placement opportunities on a rolling basis.