Recruitment of trainers to the Galway City Partnership Training Panel

Galway City Partnership (GCP) is a local development company working in the Galway City Area. It works to:

tackle disadvantage and social exclusion;
increase equality of access to information, education, training and employment for our most marginalised individuals and groups; and
empower local people and communities to have a say on issues that affect them, identify their own needs and make positive change in their lives.

Galway City Partnership is seeking suitable and skilled trainers for their trainer panel to be available to deliver training/ supports to unemployed people under the SICAP programme in 2015 and 2016 in topics such as:

Start Your Own Business
Training to 18-25 year olds not in Education, Training or Employment
Supports to long term unemployed
Health and Social Care Modules (FETAC Level 5)
Health Promotion (Health Eating/ Nutrition, Healthy Living, Physical Activity)
ICT and Social Media
Safe Pass
Woodwork
Enterprise Development Skills
Barista Training
Art/Craft and Design
LifeSkills
Gardening Skills

Workshop details

Training will generally take place between 9.00am and 1.00pm, 2.00pm and 5.00pm; some evening training sessions may also be required.
Participant recruitment, training room and facilities (projector, flipchart, refreshments etc) are provided by the Partnership.
Trainers will also be expected to provide handouts for each training session, and limited photocopying is available for the production of such handouts.
Trainers will be asked to  be part of the monitoring and evaluation process within the SICAP Programme e.g. have individual registration forms completed at the start of the training and sign-in sheets completed at each session.

Trainers who are proficient and have experience in providing training in one or more of these subjects are now asked to forward:

Topics from list in which you provide training.
Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, including relevant qualifications
Details of organisations where you have provided training and the topics covered, with sample outline of the courses provided.
All trainers must be registered as self employed and will be responsible for their own tax. An up-to-date tax clearance certificate must be provided.

Selection Criteria will be based on:

Two years’ training experience and knowledge of subject area; a recognised teaching/training qualification would be desirable.
An understanding of needs and training requirements of client groups and an ability to show empathy in this training environment.
Previous experience in the provision of training to SICAP client groups.

Appointment to trainer panel

Appointment onto the trainer panel will be on the basis of documentation received and / or interview.  Galway City Partnership is not obliged to accept any trainers nor does membership of the panel guarantee work. Galway City Partnership remuneration rates for trainers are in line with the tutor rates of GRETB.

Please email your proposals to Seamus Morrissey at seamus@gcp.ie by 5.00pm on Friday, 24th of July, 2015. Proposals received after that time/ date will not be considered for appointment to the trainer panel.