EPIC Programme
EPIC helps unemployed asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in Ireland to increase their chances of finding a job through online training, individual support and partnering with businesses.
How the programme works
EPIC is a free online programme focused on career development and integration. Over 6-weeks you will:
- Improve your job applications with direct advice from recruitment professionals.
- Identify your transferable skills and strengths.
- Explain gaps in your CV.
- Improve your interview skills and get feedback from business volunteers (face to face, phone, and online).
- Network with our business partners, mentors, and recruiters.
- Integrate and understand Irish work culture.
- Develop your IT and LinkedIn skills.
- Develop a career plan and get guidance from a Career Counsellor.
- Access different services (health, education, employment rights, social welfare, and much more).
- Explore your further education and employment options.
- Improve your confidence to achieve your goals.
Who is eligible for this programme?
EPIC is open to unemployed adults living in Ireland with an intermediate (as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages standards) level of spoken and written English who are:
- Asylum seekers with work permits.
- Refugees, people with Subsidiary Protection or Leave to Remain and with Stamp 4.
- People with Temporary Protection Certificates.
- Migrants with Stamp 4, dependent Stamp 1G or EU/Irish citizenship (conditions apply).
During the 6 weeks of the EPIC programme, I learned so much about my professional skills and as a result I am much more confident applying for a new job and preparing for interviews. Through EPIC I also learned about health, insurance and taxes issues which has been invaluable."
Irina Yeromenko on BITCI's EPIC Programme
For me the EPIC Programme was like an engine that, over the course of 6 weeks, helped me become stronger, infusing me with energy and power to forge ahead. The programme provided me with valuable knowledge for writing a CV and excelling in interviews. Having access to my own career counsellor throughout the programme and after it guided me in the right direction. I have now secured an offer from an IT company as a Software QA Engineer. I attribute much of my success to the EPIC Programme.”
EPIC is supported by Rialtas na hÉireann, European Social Fund and the Community Foundation Ireland.
Are you a jobseeker?
If you are a jobseeker and need more information, please contact Livia Bartolome to find out more about our EPIC programme.
Does your business want to help create a more inclusive Ireland?
Learn how your company can become an inclusive employer.
086 839 1313 
lbartolome@bitc.ie 
