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Training & Events

GET AHEAD delivers training in a variety of areas related to employment and  careers, which can include disability equality training, mentoring training, career skills training and more! Details of all upcoming training and events will be listed here. If you are interested in attending or hosting any events or have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Niamh Hayes.

Get Ready for Work

The main training we deliver is the “Get Ready for Work” training programme. This a unique Career Skills programme for graduates with disabilities/ specific learning difficulties organised by GET AHEAD  in conjunction with Careers Officers across Ireland. You learn from the experts, careers advisors and employers, who will work to help you up-skill and maximise your opportunities to pursue the career that matches your educational and professional ambitions.

Topics to be covered will include

Career decision making, job-seeking and interview skills, CV preparation, personal management, recruitment and selection processes. There will also be training and discussion on the issue of disclosure. Job preparation skills will be imparted in a hands-on approach, including lively interactive workshops, mock interviews given by HR staff from different companies and seminars by professional recruitment specialists.

Where & When for 2011

For further information or to reserve a place on the next programme, please contact: 

Niamh Hayes
GET AHEAD
Project Co-ordinator
Email getahead@ahead.ie
Tel 087 9631429

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