COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 10, 2011
QUESTION NO. 24
QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy
To ask the Manager for an updated Report on the Council's participation in the FAS Placement Programmes, the new Jobbridge Initiative, the scheme for Apprentices place to complete their Apprenticeships, and the TUAS programme?
REPLY:
Full updates on the work placement programmes are included in the Monthly report to the CPG on the Business Sustainability & Development Programme under Outcome 7. These reports are made available to all members through CMAS here.
The Council have been actively involved in work placement schemes as outlined below.
Redundant Apprentices Scheme
Carpentry & Joinery – Phase 7 – 2 Placements commenced for a period of 12 weeks both have finished their placements and one has availed of a further 20 weeks unpaid placement to fully complete the terms of apprenticeship
Carpentry & Joinery – Phase 5 – 3 Placements underway for a period of 26 weeks
Plumber – Phase 5 – 5 Placements underway for a period of 26 weeks
Bricklayer/ Stonemason Phase 5 – 6 Placements underway for a period of 26 weeks
Motor Mechanic – Phase 7 – 1 Placement was completed over a period of 12 weeks
Motor Mechanic – Phase 5 – 1 Placement commenced for a period of 12 weeks
Plasterer – Phase 7 – 2 Placements were completed over a period of 12 weeks
Painter – Phase 5 – 1 Placement commenced for a period of 26 weeks
Placements are being continued on a rolling basis with a new batch of placements being offered when the first batches are coming up to completion date. FAS have been requested to furnish lists of redundant Phase 5 apprentices to enable replacements for those finishing Phase 7 to recommence. Information on numbers available is now being collated centrally through the LGMA.We have received approval from FAS to facilitate existing Phase 5 placements listed above with their final Phase 7 training.
FAS have recently rectified the anomaly in the system which meant that some of the apprentices who completed Phase 7 and require a number of added weeks to attain full certification were in difficulty. This is being overcome through a final examination being undertaken and FAS providing inhouse classroom based training.
Work Placement Programme [WPP1 & WPP2]
The Work Placement Programme [WPP1 (Graduates) and WPP2 (non graduates)
Green Energy Management Researcher [WPP1] - Graduate in place since Jan 24th 2011
Archaeological Heritage Researcher/Assistant [WPP1] - Graduate commenced placement March 7th 2011
2nd Graduate commenced March 14th 2011
Local History Studies/Digitisation of Heritage Material [WPP1 & WPP2] - 3 Graduates commenced placement on March 22nd 2011; 1 non graduate commenced placement on March 22nd 2011
Local Sports Partnership –Link 2B Active Programme Manager [WPP1] - 1 graduate placement commenced March 21st 2011; 2nd Graduate placement commenced early April but the participant left to pursue another opportunity within the first week. This opportunity has been re-advertised.
Local Music Education Programme Administrator (WPP1)– 1 graduate placement commenced August 15th 2011
Programme Development and Event Manager for Year of Craft/Creative Village (WPP1) - 1 graduate placement commenced August 15th 2011:
Placement opportunities in the area of CCTV Monitoring [WPP2] have been advertised and will move to interview stage week commencing Oct 10th 2011.
Placement for Research and Communications Role with Sports Partnership re-advertised
Short Term Work Based Training
Since Jan 2011, 80 individuals /students/interns have been facilitated with short term work based training /work experience opportunities.
JOBBRIDGE - Internships Programme
Hydrogeologist Assistant has been advertised
Art Historian Assistant has been advertised
Freshwater Ecologist post awaiting validation through Jobbridge system.
TUS Programme
We have recently had contact from the Dodder Valley Partnership group in relation to identifing possible TUS placements and will follow up with that agency shortly
Members will continue to be updated on this initiative on a monthly basis.