Ideas Institute continues to benefit SIPTU members
Ideas Institute, the SIPTU partner training organisation, continues to assist members of the union at this most very difficult time. From its location at SIPTU College on the South Circular Road in Dublin the organisation delivers a wide range of training interventions to assist members of the union to secure employment, develop opportunities and improve employability where redundancy is threatened.
The one-day computer training course offered by Ideas Institute is proving popular throughout the country. This course is funded by the Department of Communications under the Benefit 3 program. The course provides union members with the opportunity to become acquainted with computers and in particular the Internet. Members wishing to participate in one of the institutes courses suit should contact the ideas Institute office immediately as places are limited.
Teaching people to become trainers has become very relevant in recent times and the Institutes specially designed Train the Trainer course is FETAC accredited. Recently the Institute has been delivering this course in Carlow with great success. The course is designed the course is designed to teach participants how to carry out training needs analysis, design a training course, deliver a training course and evaluate the course once it has been completed. Participants learn how to make presentations, deliver demonstrations and produce course proposals to force standards
Members wishing to take part in a Train the Trainer course should contact Pat Coughlan at the Ideas Institute office.
Many companies are undergoing major change and the introduction of team working is on the agenda for most meetings with SIPTU representatives. Ideas Institute has been to the fore in offering team working courses over many years and examples of our work can be seen in companies such as Anderson's in Limerick, Siaca in Ashbourn, Teo Benning in Carlow and Kirchhoff in Donegal.
More information can be obtained from Tony Murphy at the Ideas Institute office.
All in all Ideas Institute plays an important role in protecting members security of employment while at the same time offering support when employment is threatened. The decision of the SIPTU National Executive Council to establish Ideas Institute has proved to be a major success in defending members interests.
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