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Carlow Kilkenny

Carlow Kilkenny. University of Limerick. Carlow Kilkenny. History of our network Formed in may 1999 with 10 manufacturing companies in the Carlow and Kilkenny region to meet the training and development needs of the companies and facilitate networked learning

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Carlow Kilkenny

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  1. Carlow Kilkenny University of Limerick

  2. Carlow Kilkenny • History of our network • Formed in may 1999 with 10 manufacturing companies in the Carlow and Kilkenny region to meet the training and development needs of the companies and facilitate networked learning • Has successfully competed for three rounds of funding from Skillnets ltd • Has a membership base of 85 companies in 2006

  3. Carlow Kilkenny • Partnership agreement with Athy and Kilkenny Chambers of Commerce to design, deliver and evaluate training and development indicatives in the region • Has a 5 year licence agreement with FETAC to run national accredited programmes • Has a trainee target of 400 participants per year on courses and 550 participants on events and seminars linked to business goals and needs

  4. Carlow Kilkenny • First skillnet to receive excellence through people certification • Links with Carlow Equal by board membership • Access to 300 companies through the chamber membership structure • Partnership with Carlow and Kilkenny VECs • Partnership with Carlow County council and community agencies ( 13 in total )

  5. Carlow Kilkenny • RPL network established in 2006 between Carlow Kilkenny skillnet and south east micro skillnet • Advantages to our members • Motivated employees • Orientation to change • Lasting skills upgrade • Annual summary of training and education • Identify future learning needs

  6. Carlow Kilkenny • RPL mentors programme ( WIT CPD ) 10 credits • 8 trainees from community sector and training sector • 4 days training with rpl built into the programme • Portfolio building key part of the process • 100% rpl used • WIT certified programme

  7. Carlow Kilkenny • RPL programme activities • Cv building and extending • Claims of learning • Match learning outcomes to modules of higher education programme

  8. Carlow Kilkenny • RPL activities • Meet every 8 weeks to review projects and case work • 3 projects currently under way all in the community sector • RPL newsletter produced every 6 months • Tool kit for rpl mentors currently being devised and produced

  9. Carlow Kilkenny Concerns Business access to rpl ? Costs involved in using rpl ? Professional bodies access to rpl ?

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