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Education & Employment Programmes

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Education Programmes

BITCI’s Education Programmes partner schools and businesses where volunteers share valuable soft skills, real-world industry knowledge and career insights with DEIS students. These nationwide programmes are run at primary and secondary level to enhance pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills, offer work placements and widen their network.

Primary

Time to Read

Time to Read

A literacy support programme for children in 2nd class
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Time to Count

A numeracy support programme for children in 3rd class

Secondary

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Student Mentoring Programme

A paired mentoring programme for Senior Cycle post-primary students.
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World of Work

Providing industry insights to 2nd year students.
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P-TECH

Pathways in Technology Early College High School.
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Time to GROW

Get Ready for Opportunities to Work: a work experience programme for TY students
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Summer Work Placement Programme

An internship programme for Post Leaving Certificate students.

Lifelong Learning

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Management Excellence for Principals

A learning and networking opportunity for business leaders and principals.
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Industry Insights for Teachers

An initiative to engage teachers with businesses.

Employment Programmes

BITCI’s Employment Programmes enable companies to support and tap into the skills of jobseekers who experience high barriers to employment. Groups we work with include refugees, asylum seekers, people with disabilities and health issues, women returners and members of the Traveller community.

Employment Programmes

Employment Programmes

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EPIC Programme

Supports migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
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Ukraine Employment Programme

Supports recently arrived Ukrainian job seekers.
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EmployAbility

Supports people with disabilities or health issues.
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Traveller Employment Programme

Supports Travellers to access employment.
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Women@Work

Support women returners.
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Jobseeker Vacancies

Listing of suitable vacancies for job seekers.

Get in touch to find out more about our Education and Employment Programmes

Andrea Lazenby Simpson
Andrea Lazenby Simpson
Head of Education
alazenbysimpson@bitc.ie
Anna Greenhalgh
Anna Greenhalgh
Employment Programmes Manager
agreenhalgh@bitc.ie