Dublin Regional Skills in collaboration with Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further Education (CDETB) offered the opportunity for local manufacturing companies to engage with this free “Explore” initiative and allow your employees upskill for lifelong learning.
Lifelong Learning Initiative
This pilot initiative to help increase employee participation in lifelong learning has seen a total of 19 employees from 8 companies successfully complete the six-week programme. The primary objectives of the Explore programme are as follows:
- Improve digital skills of employees in manufacturing industries.
- Explore opportunities for skills assessment and enhancement.
- Explore improved individual health & wellbeing in the workplace.
- Increase uptake in life long learning (night courses, online etc).
Course Content
A broad outline of the programme for those employers who participated included:
- Six-week initiative part-time (mix of onsite & offsite engagement).
- Voluntary participation – aim to get 2- 4 employees per company.
- External facilitator to work with participants.
- Tuition on digital skills – laptop provided & retained by the participant – used to research a project.
- Exploring individual skillset and developing a personal development plan.
- Module on health & wellbeing.
- External site visit(s) relevant to employment.
Background
The manufacturing companies and their employees in this initiative completed the programme and were presented their certificates on completion from:
- Allergan
- A1 Shutters & Doors
- Camfil
- Higginbothams
- Mannings Bakery
- Murcom Building
- Speedpak
- Storage Systems
For companies interested in participating in 2019, contact natashakinsella@regionalskills.ie
