FÁS offers training courses suited to the needs of jobseekers looking for employment (FÁS Jobs Ireland).
Specially designed training programmes allow Apprentices to qualify as craftspeople.
FÁS has increased the range of training options available to Job Seekers to assist their re-entry into the labour market. Courses, such as Specific Skills Training and Traineeships which lead to major awards on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) will continue to be offered. FÁS also offers a number of Short Courses (typically 2 modules) as well as Evening Courses, Online Courses and Blended Learning Courses which lead to component certification and/or industry recognised certification.
Clients can view information on Training Programmes, Search for a course or discuss training options with an Employment Services Officer by contacting their local FÁS Employment Services Office or Training Centre.
Employees wishing to further their training and improve their knowledge, skills base and competence can undertake Employee Training in a range of industries from clothing to transport according to demand. FÁS encourages this education in the workplace and the improvement of skills for work, or 'upskilling', through its One Step Up initiative.
Other sectoral training includes the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and Safe Pass for those interested in construction and Screen Training Ireland for those seeking a career in the film industry.
Details about Working and Training Abroad include various international Graduate Programmes, as well as practical information such as necessary documentation.
FÁS offers dedicated services aimed at providing eligible people with an opportunity to participate in community life through community based training programmes and work experience. More information about these, as well as the Local Training Initiative and Community Training Centres, is at Communities.
Information on training and employment for people with disabilities or special needs, including Specialist Training Providers, as well as social inclusion programmes, for example Women Returning to Work, can be found at Equality and Inclusion.
FÁS is a registered organisation with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) which "makes criminal history vetting disclosures to registered organisations in respect of, inter alia, prospective employees, volunteers, students on placement, and trainees who would have substantive, unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults." This policy concerns FÁS' role as a provider of training and employment programmes, in particular in relation to the eligibility and recruitment of potential participants or trainees working or training to work with children and/or vulnerable adults*.
Access information on Training Provision such as Training Guidelines, Registered Training Providers, and Certification.
Under certain conditions, FÁS provides financial support in the form of Allowances to assist with its programmes, for example Training, Travel, Accommodation and Meals and Childcare.
For more on the full range of FÁS training programmes and Training Centres, contact your local FÁS Office.
*'Vulnerable adults' refers to elderly people or people with disabilities in the context of Garda Vetting in FÁS.
