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South Dublin Public Sector Site

The main focus of the South Dublin Public Sector Site is to identify and develop new systems and HR policies in two public sector employment sites (South Dublin County Council, Tallaght Hospital) so as to facilitate equality of access to public sector entry-level jobs for people who experience labour market entry and progression difficulties. The work of the Site will support the whole sector to move towards greater awareness of, and commitment to, a diverse, equal workforce.

Achieving the objectives of this Site will involve conducting an audit on ‘entry-level’ jobs which will allow an examination of current skills and competencies/qualifications required for such posts and will lead to an examination of systems for competency assessment & highlight models of good, alternative, inclusive practice; working with the HR/recruitment personnel to construct alternative ways to assess competencies/qualifications for entry-level employees; and identifying current ‘jobs’ held by CE & participants on Community Employment {CE) and Jobs Initiative (JI) government sponsored employment schemes and tracking their progression into employment ‘proper’, and through this identifying barriers to progression.

Partners Involved
Partners involved in this site include:

  • Tallaght Hospital
  • South Dublin County Council
  • Tallaght Partnership
  • Tallaght LES
  • Tallaght Welfare Society
  • National Training and Development Institute (NTDI)
  • Eastern Vocational Enterprises
  • SIPTU
  • IMPACT
  • PARTAS
  • FÁS

Desired Outputs
The South Dublin Public Sector Site hopes to have

  • Carried out an audit (in consultation with the Dublin City Public Sector Site) of entry-level jobs in public sector organisations with competencies required defined;
  • Outlined alternatives systems for assessing competencies, with a review of existing selection and recruitment procedures;
  • Used the above to create progression routes for those on Community Employment (CE) and Jobs Initiative (JI) Schemes;
  • Trained HR trainers;
  • Delivered training in diversity and equality awareness.

For further information on the work of this site, contact Anne Biddulph, Site Co-ordinator at: 01 – 466 4233