We run two social inclusion programmes, Ready for Work and EPIC which are aimed at supporting homeless and immigrants to secure employment and/or education. They give the opportunity for businesses in Ireland to work in two key aspects of Responsible Business Practice: Workplace and Community.The EPIC Programme in Business in the Community Ireland is offering a FREE workshop at their offices on Wednesday May 1st, 2013 between 2:30pm to 4:00pm The interactive session is for migrants who are looking for employment or training in Ireland. Attendees to the session will: Identify personal skills, abilities and competencies to highlight in CVs and at interviews Gain motivation for the job search process To book a place Read the full article…
EPIC helps immigrants to increase their job readiness. During 2012 the programme placed 203 people in employment, education or volunteering positions. You can click here to watch a video to learn more about how the service helps immigrants. The EPIC Programme contributes to the National and EU Integration policy by supporting immigrants to become financially independent and socially integrated in Ireland. It provides pre-employment training, opportunities for work placements and Read the full article…
BITCI Calls for National Immigrant Employment Programme in Response to ESRI Report 16th January 2013: EPIC (Employment for People from Immigrant Communities) is calling for the national roll out of its programme in response to statistics released today by the ESRI and the Equality Authority. The ESRI report showed that immigrants did not fare as well on average as Irish nationals in the Irish labour market in 2010, with the Read the full article…