FAS Work Placement

ooorla

Hi,

I was just wondering has anyone heard anything else about this graduate work placement program with Fas.
I rang up there, and they said just call into my local office to put my name on a waiting list, that they had no further information.
I fit the criteria, but I would like to know a bit more about it.
Any ideas?

http://www.jobsguideireland.com/fas-work-placement-programme-for-unemployed-graduates/

Fran79

Hi

I phoned up and asked the same thing - got told to drop in to see the outreach placement officer drop in clinic on Wednesday in my local town.

We will have to wait and see...

Could really do with some work experience in HPLC / medical devices so would be great if that could be arranged!

Fran

pamweld

Hi I was talking to my Fas officer and Citizens Advice and they said that the scheme basically means that you just retain your unemployment payment and the potential employer gets free employment! This may work for some people but for others it means we would be worst off on this scheme that off it as you have to remember travel costs to the workplace along with proper work appropriate clothes

Dellywelly

ooorla wrote: »

Hi,

I was just wondering has anyone heard anything else about this graduate work placement program with Fas.
I rang up there, and they said just call into my local office to put my name on a waiting list, that they had no further information.
I fit the criteria, but I would like to know a bit more about it.
Any ideas?

http://www.jobsguideireland.com/fas-work-placement-programme-for-unemployed-graduates/

I there,

if you wantt more info on the programme before you go into meet someone go to the FAS site that has loads on info on WPP:
http://fascms1.fasoffice.com/en/WPP/

doolox

From a purely economic, day-to-day, viewpoint this scheme doesn't add up.
It will actually cost the participant money to work, taking transport, clothes, lunches etc. into account.

However if access is given to expensive training, equipment and experience which many workers would have to pay 1000's for in private colleges then it might be worthwhile.

It depends on the name, reputation and integrity of the company or individual involved. For example a years exposure to a large multinational in the right sector could be the ticket to a job. A year spent doing routine tasks for a small, obscure sole trader wouldn't be as safe a bet.

I would be very careful not to get trapped doing routine work for ages as part of the placement, concentrate on learning as much as possible every day, ask to be moved to as many different areas as possible to get knowledge. It is important to remember that they have little or no economic or political (references) hold over you and so you can ask as many questions as the traffic can bear, take as many initiatives as will improve your learning and acquire as many skills as you need. Talk to everyone you see and ask them what they do, what their job is like how they get into the job etc. People love talking about their jobs and its a golden opportunity to get info for your jobchoices in the future. In a fulltime paying job you may not have the opportunity to talk to others as much, you'll be too busy working.

The beauty of the scheme is that you lose nothing by leaving the firm or sector if you find the work not to your liking, instead of having to put up with it rather than lose a wage.

If it works out a person could have several placements and find the one that suits him best.

Unfortunately if money is tight the scheme won't work without external (parental, governmental, money from previous employment, legacies etc. ) support. Not to many JB unemployment people have this. By definition no JA unemployed have this.

Dellywelly

You make some very good points on this programme. It is not for everyone but it does give some people the opportunity to get into a good company and make the most of their time there to learn, network and get training. Many good or big companies seem to be offering very good in-house training. Also I know a few people that have approached companies that they want to work with, who are not recruiting, and told them about the programme. They have got a placement with them as a result and so have their foot in the door in the place where they ultimately want to work. You've got to make chances for yourself and this is one proactive way of doing it.