Presenter Information

Mark Deegan
Joseph Teehan

Start Date

6-6-2017 12:00 AM

Description

Short Abstract:

This programme supports the transition of students into an apprenticeship scheme. This skills sampling programme will run over twelve weeks. Students will be recruited from areas of socio-economic disadvantage in Dublin and will spend ten weeks at DIT and two weeks on work experience. This programme is being developed on a pilot basis with support from the J.P Morgan Foundation.

Full Abstract:

The Access to Apprenticeship Programme aims to support the transition of students (16-24 years old) into an apprenticeship scheme. This skills sampling programme will run in three terms of twelve weeks starting in September 2017, January 2018 and April 2018. Each of the three groups will comprise sixteen students, who will be recruited from areas of socio-economic disadvantage in Dublin and who will spend ten weeks at Dublin Institute of Technology and two weeks on work experience.

The programme aims to attract students who, for various reasons, might not otherwise have considered a career in a semi-skilled or skilled area. They may be from a group referred to as NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, Training or School). The initial catchment is Dublin’s north inner city, which encompasses some of the areas of greatest disadvantage in Ireland. DIT, based in the heart of this area has a social and historical imperative to assist our community.

The programme is being developed on a pilot basis by DIT’s College of Engineering and Built Environment with support from the J.P Morgan Foundation and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in Ireland.

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Jun 6th, 12:00 AM

Access to Apprenticeship Programme at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)

Short Abstract:

This programme supports the transition of students into an apprenticeship scheme. This skills sampling programme will run over twelve weeks. Students will be recruited from areas of socio-economic disadvantage in Dublin and will spend ten weeks at DIT and two weeks on work experience. This programme is being developed on a pilot basis with support from the J.P Morgan Foundation.

Full Abstract:

The Access to Apprenticeship Programme aims to support the transition of students (16-24 years old) into an apprenticeship scheme. This skills sampling programme will run in three terms of twelve weeks starting in September 2017, January 2018 and April 2018. Each of the three groups will comprise sixteen students, who will be recruited from areas of socio-economic disadvantage in Dublin and who will spend ten weeks at Dublin Institute of Technology and two weeks on work experience.

The programme aims to attract students who, for various reasons, might not otherwise have considered a career in a semi-skilled or skilled area. They may be from a group referred to as NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, Training or School). The initial catchment is Dublin’s north inner city, which encompasses some of the areas of greatest disadvantage in Ireland. DIT, based in the heart of this area has a social and historical imperative to assist our community.

The programme is being developed on a pilot basis by DIT’s College of Engineering and Built Environment with support from the J.P Morgan Foundation and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in Ireland.