Awards Presented in Kilcullen Area Community Employment Scheme

Awards have been presented in the Kilculllen Area Community Scheme for the following courses: Plant Identification, Establishing Ornamental Flowers, Clean Pass and ECDL.

Kilculllen Area Community Scheme has 26 participants spread over 14 areas which include sports centre, sports grounds and facilities, local tidy towns and administration.

This is vital part of the local community in the Kilcullen and surrounding areas.

The Community Employment Scheme is a stepping stone from Unemployment to Employment.

Over the last year, 80% of participants who left the scheme secured full-time employment, - this figure shows how successful the Scheme is.

The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed (or otherwise disadvantaged) to get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements in jobs based within local communities.

Participants can take up other part-time work during their placement.

After the placement, participants are encouraged to seek permanent jobs elsewhere, based on the experience and new skills they have gained while on a Community Employment scheme.

The Community Employment programme is administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP).

Community Employment sponsors are the voluntary organisations or public bodies that manage CE schemes at a local level.