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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2011

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

To ask the Manager to outline how many internships and / or apprenticeships have been organised by the Council in 2011?

REPLY:

The Council have actively particpated in the FAS Work Placement Programme the FAS Redundant Apprentice Scheme and the National Internship Scheme [Jobbridge.ie].

Under the Work Placment Scheme, 9 placements were faciliated in the following work areas:-

Green Energy Management

Local History Studies/ Digitisation of Heritage Material [4]

Archeological Heritage/Conservation Research [2]

Local Sports Partnership Research

CCTV Monitioring

Both stage 5 and stage 7 apprentices were faciliatated with placements which enabled those placed to complete their apprenticships fully. In all 25 Apprentices were placed in the following trades:-

Carpentry and Joinery

Plumbing

Mechanics

Electrician

Bricklayer/ Stonemason

Plasterer

Since the introduction of Jobsbridge earlier this year, 6 Internships have been advertised and to date 2 have been placed.

Local Music Education Programme

Programme Development and Event Manager for Year of Craft/ Creative Village

Art Historian [Shortlisting underway]

Historian [Shortlisting underway]

Hydrogeologist Assistant [Shortlisting underway]

Freshwater Ecologist [Closing Dec 5th 2011]