Free Training for Unemployed
Biznetcork Skillnet is delighted to offer free places on some of our training courses to those who are unemployed and looking to increase their employment prospects through upskilling and networking. As our training is enterprise-led, training courses offered are organised to address the specific training needs of member companies. This means that participating on one of our training courses may help increase a persons employment prospects as they equip themselves with knowledge/skills required by businesses in the area.
If you wish to register your interest in receiving information on our courses once our 2012 training schedule is published, please e-mail jennifer@corkchamber.ie
Eligibility Criteria
Category 1: People on the Live Register
Individuals registered with the Department of Social Protection and in receipt of Job-seekers Allowance (JA) or Job-seekers Benefit (JB) are eligible to participate in Skillnets-funded training. Note: Seasonal/casual/part-time/short-time workers are only eligible to participate as unemployed trainees if they are in receipt of either JA or JB.
Category 2: Other Payment Recipients
Individuals in receipt of the following payments are eligible to participate in Skillnets-funded training:
- Disability Allowance
- Blind Pension
- Invalidity Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Lone Parents Allowance
- Farm Assist
- Back-to-Work Allowance (Scheme closed to new applicants - May 2009)
- Back-to-Work Enterprise Allowance
Please note that participants on the Community Employment and Jobs Initiative labour market programmes are unfortunately not eligible to participate in Skillnets-funded training.
Category 3: People Receiving No Social Welfare Payments
The following individuals who are not in receipt of social welfare payments are eligible to participate in Skillnets-funded training:
- Former sole traders and small business owners
- Recent graduates who are unemployed - full-time students engaged in second and third-level education are ineligible to participate in Skillnets training.
- Individuals who don’t qualify for social welfare payment because of their spouse’s income
- Individuals, including former semi-state employees, signing on for credits but in receipt of no social welfare payment
- Individuals who have accepted redundancy payments
Duration of unemployment is not a criterion for determining eligibility to participate in Skillnets-funded training.
General Terms & Conditions
- Limited places available for unemployed applicants on all courses.
- Places will be allocated only once the course is confirmed with sufficient member company bookings.
- Unemployed applicant is eligible to attend only one training course with each network, unless otherwise agreed with the network manager.
Further Information
For further information relating to the above please contact Jennifer Kenneally, Training Administrator, on 021-4530141 or e-mail jennifer@corkchamber.ie
BiznetCork Skillnet is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd. funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills.
For further information please visit www.skillnets.ie