Goal to Work Erris

Are you Unemployed and living in the Erris area?

Do you want a coaching qualification in GAA, Rugby and Soccer so that you can work as a Coach?

"Goal to Work" is an exciting initiative originally piloted in Mayo in 2010 by Mayo County Development Board.

The first programme trained 12 jobseekers to become fully qualified soccer coaches and referees with many of those gaining part time employment as a result.

"Goal to Work 2" in Ballina

and

"Goal to Work 3" in Ballyhaunis

built on the successful pilot initiative giving participants the opportunity to train at foundation level in Soccer, GAA and Rugby. Each trainee coach delivered coaching in local primary schools in Ballina and Ballyhaunis with the support of FAI County Development Officer Paul Byrne, Mayo Games Manager Billy McNicholas and Domestic Games Manager Connaught IRFU Lyndon Jones. 

Goal to Work 4 specifically targets unemployed males and females living in the Erris area who are  in receipt of a social welfare payment. Participation on this two day week course (over 14 weeks) based in Belmullet will not affect this payment. This sports coach training programme, in addition to the practical elements, will include a classroom based learning component with FETAC accredited modules in IT and Personal Effectiveness. It will also deliver accredited training in Occupational First Aid, Child Protection in Sport, Irish Sports Council Active Leadership and Disability Awareness. 

In addition to these accredited modules the programme will also provide information through specialist guest speakers on how to set up and manage your own business, enterprise opportunities, job readiness skills, personal development, building self esteem and self confidence, identification of personal progression options in employment, further education and training.

Mayo Job Club will work with trainee coaches to improve their interview performance skills through provision of live interviews that will be digitally recorded with one to one critique of these interviews to enable improved performance at interviews. 

Mayo Sports Partnership would like to invite applications from unemployed people in the Erris area who will commit to attending this Goal to Work sports coach training programme for two days a week over fourteen weeks to become a qualified GAA, Soccer and Rugby Coach.

The programme will commence in mid / late September and is open to currently unemployed men and women who can see the potential in becoming a part time / full time coach in these sports or in developing their own business.  

According to Mayo Sports Partnerships Director Charlie Lambert the focus of "Goal to Work" will be to tutor people as coaches with the aim of providing them with an option of setting up a business on a self-employed basis at the end of the coaching period, gaining employment or progressing onto further education or training.

It is hoped that the initiative will benefit the Erris area with many of the coaches linking in with local community organisations providing increased physical activity opportunities for all. Another added benefit, according to Charlie will be the availability of an increased database of coaches to work with schools, clubs and youth groups across a number of sports.  

Mayo North East LEADER Partnerships Resource Officer Anne Finn also commented favourably on the outcomes of the programme " We are delighted once again to be involved in this worthwhile initiative which will progress participants on the road to future employment or training but more importantly will improve peoples quality of life in the Erris area".  " This initiative will provide a fantastic opportunity for local people to access quality sports related training programmes which may not be always available" added Pamela Ní Thaidhg Training and Education Officer with Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Goal to Work Erris partners include Mayo Sports Partnership and the Erris Community Health Forum in association with Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Mayo County Development Board, Mayo Mental Health Association, Connacht Rugby (IRFU), the FAI, Mayo GAA, HSE West and the Department of Social Protection. The programme is also supported through the Community Gain Investment Fund. Places will be limited to twelve trainee coaches. 

If you would like further information or an application form please contact Niamh Charlton, Mayo North East LEADER Partnership at 094-9256745 or e-mail niamhcharlton@mayonortheast.com Application forms can also be downloaded at www.mayonortheast.com or www.mayosports.ie  

Closing date for applications is 4pm on Wednesday 28th August 2013. 

Sprioc chun Oibre Iorrais An bhfuil tú dífhostaithe agus i do chónaí i gceantar Iorrais? An dteastaíonn uait cáilíocht cóitseála a bhaint amach i Rugbaí,  Sacar agus   Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, ionas go mbeidh sé ar do chumas dul ag obair mar Chóitseálaí?  Is tionscnamh spreagúil é "Sprioc chun Oibre" a tosaíodh i Maigh Eo i 2010 faoi threorú Bord Forbartha Chontae Mhaigh Eo.  Traenáladh 12 a bhí dífhostaithe ar an gcéad chlár mar Chóitseálaithe láncháilithe  agus mar Réiteoirí láncháilithe agus d'éirigh le mórán dóibh siúd obair pháirtaimseartha a bhaint amach mar gheall ar an gclár.  Chuir "Sprioc chun Oibre 2" i mBéal An Átha agus "Sprioc chun Oibre 3" i mBéal Átha hAmhnais leis an treoirthionscnamh rathúil seo a thugann deiseanna do dhaoine ar an gcúrsa, traenáil a dhéanamh ag bonnleibhéal i Sacar, i gCumann Lúthchleas Gael agus i Rugbaí.  Bhí gach aon Chóitseálaí faoi Oiliúint ag cóitseáil i scoileanna náisiúnta i mBéal An Átha agus  i mBéal Átha hAmhnais le tacaíocht ó Paul Byrne, Oifigeach Forbartha Contae, FAI, ó Billy McNicholas, Bainisteoir Chluichí Mhaigh Eo, agus ó Lyndon Jones, Bainisteoir ar Chluichí Inmheánach le Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann Chonnacht. Beidh Sprioc chun Oibre 4 dírithe go háirithe ar fhir agus ar mhná dífhostaithe atá ina gcónaí I gCeantar Iorrais agus atá ag fáil íocaíocht Leasa Shóisialaigh. Ní dhéanfaidh rannpháirtíocht ar an gcúrsa seo a mhairfidh dhá lá in aghaidh na seachtaine ( ar feadh breis agus 14 seachtaine)  aon difear don íocaíocht seo.  Is i mBéal an Mhuirthid a bheidh an cúrsa ar siúl. Chomh maith leis na gnéithe praiticiúla a bheidh ar an gclár traenála i gcóitseáil spóirt, beidh mír foghlama bunaithe sa rang le modúil creidiúnaithe FETAC i dTeicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus in Éifeachtacht Phearsanta ann freisin. Tabharfar oiliúint chreidiúnaithe i nGarchabhair ag an Obair, i gCosaint Leanaí i Spórt, I gCeannaireacht Ghníomhach agus Feasacht ar Mhíchumas de réir Chomhairle Spóirt na hÉireann.  Sa bhreis ar na modúil creidiúnaithe seo beidh eolas ar fáil ó sain-aoichainteoirí faoi conas do ghnó féin a bhunú agus a bhainistiú, faoi dheiseanna fiontraíochta, faoi scileanna a ullmhóidh daoine le haghaidh jabanna, faoi fhorbairt phearsanta, cothófar féinmheas agus féinmhuinín, aithneofar roghanna pearsanta chun dul chun cinn a dhéanamh i bhfostaíocht, i mbreisoideachas agus in oiliúint.  Beidh  Club Jabanna Mhaigh Eo ag obair le coiteálaithe faoi oiliúint chun feabhas a chur ar a scileanna maidir lena gcur i láthair ag agallaimh trí agallaimh beo a chur ar fáil a bheidh taifeadta go digiteach le géarmheas aghaidh ar aghaidh ar na hagallaimh chun a gcur i láthair ag agallaimh a fheabhsú. Beidh Comhpháirtíocht Spóirt Mhaigh Eo ag lorg iarratais ó dhaoine atá dífhostaithe i gCeantar Iorrais,  a bheidh ceangal orthu a bheith i láthair ag an gclár seo: An Clár Traenála i gCóitseáil Spóirt, "Sprioc chun Oibre" dhá lá sa tseachtain ar feadh breis agus ceithre seachtaine dhéag chun cáilíocht a bhaint amach mar chóitseálaí Sacair agus Rugbaí agus Cumann Lúthchleas Gael.  Beidh an clár seo ag tosú i lár nó faoi dheireadh Mheán Fómhair agus beidh sé oscailte le haghaidh fir agus le haghaidh mná atá dífhostaithe faoi láthair agus a thuigeann na deiseanna atá ann dóibh le bheith ina gcóitsealaí lánaimseartha nó páirtaimseartha sna spóirt seo nó chun a ngnólachtaí féin a fhorbairt. Dúirt Charlie Lambert, Stiúrthóir, Chomhpháirtíocht Spóirt Mhaigh Eo, go mbeidh "Sprioc chun Oibre" dírithe ar theagasc a thabhairt do dhaoine mar chóiteálaithe agus is í an aidhm atá ann ná go mbeidh rogha acu: Gnólacht a bhunú ar bhonn féinfhostaithe ag deireadh na tréimhse cóitseála, fostaíocht a bhaint amach nó dul ar aghaidh chuig breisoideachas nó oiliúint.  Tá dóchas ann go mbainfidh muintir cheantar Iorrais tairbhe as an tionscnamh le go leor de na cóitseálithe ag luí isteach le heagraíochtaí pobail áitiúil chun gníomhaíocht choirp breise a chur ar fáil do chách. Beidh buntáiste breise eile ann freisin, de réir Charlie, is é sin, go mbeidh bunachar sonraí méadaithe ar fáil de chóiteálaithe chun obair a dhéanamh le scoileanna, le clubanna, agus le grúpaí óige i roinnt spórtanna.  Rinne Ann Finn, Oifigeach Acmhainní Daonna le Comhpháirtíocht LEADER Oirthuaisceart Mhaigh Eo, tagairt fhabhrach ar thorthaí an chláir, dúirt sí go mbeidh áthas orthu a bheith bainteach leis an tionscnamh fiúntach seo a chuirfidh rannpháirtithe chun cinn ionas go mbeifear ar a mbealach chun fostaíocht a bhaint amach nó chun traenáil bhreise a fháil as seo amach ach níos tábhachtaí fós, déanfaidh sé tairbhe do cháilíocht bheatha i gCeantar Iorrais.  Chomh maith leis sin, dúirt Pamela Ní Thaidhg, Oifigeach Oiliúna agus Oideachais le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta go dtabharfaidh an tionscadal seo deis iontach do dhaoine áitiúil dul ar chlár oiliúna le  hardchaighdeán i spórt  agus féadfar nach mbeidh sé sin ar fáil i gcónaí. Áirítear na heagrais seo leanas le Sprioc chun Oibre Iorrais: Comhpháirtíocht Spóirt Mhaigh agus Fóram Sláinte Phobal Iorrais (The Erris Community Health Forum) I gcomhar le Cuideachta Chomhpháirtíocht LEADER- Oirthuaisceart Mhaigh Eo,  Údarás na Gaeltachta, Bord Forbartha Chontae Mhaigh Eo, Cumann Mhaigh Eo um Shláinte Mheabhrach (Mayo Mental Health Association), Rugbaí Chonnacht (Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann), Cumann Peile na hÉireann, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Mhaigh Eo, Rannóg Sláinte Poiblí an Iarthair agus an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, Tá an tionscadal seo urraithe ag an Community Gain Investment Fund freisin. Beidh na háiteanna teoranta do dháréag cóitseálaí faoi oiliúint.  Má theastaíonn tuilleadh eolais nó foirm iarratais uait, déan teagmháil le do thoil le, Niamh Charlton, Comhpháirtíocht LEADER -Oirthuaisceart Mhaigh Eo ag 094-9256745 nó r-phost niamhcharlton@mayonortheast.comIs féidir foirmeacha iarratais a íoslódáil ag www.mayonortheast.com nó ag www.mayosports.ie    Is é 4 pm. An Chéadaoin, 28 Lúnasa 2013 an dáta deiridh a ghlacfar le hiarratais.