FREE SICAP courses for jobseekers in Ballina

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Ballina Tourism 9th September 2016

Looking for viable career options and need expert advice?

If you are a jobseeker/working part time and want to up skill/on a CE or Tús scheme/a low income family and unsure about the next step on your career path and you are looking for individual professional preparation advice then this is the perfect programme for you

Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co. Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in conjunction with Cú Chulainn Consultancy is delivering a FREE 1 day per week group workshop followed by a weekly 30 minute 1:1 Mentoring session to support you to develop your career plan (via meeting/phone/email)

Choose the Best Career for You!

13^th October – 25^th November 2016

Group Workshops every Thursday 10am – 3.30pm

Newman Institute Ballina

1:1 Mentoring sessions every Friday

This course will provide you with a blend of practical individual and group work skills training to help you prepare and present professionally to potential employers.

The course modules include:

Understanding your unique skills, motivations and behaviours
Job applications forms and aptitude testing preparation
Professional networking skills
Social media presences – LinkedIn
Telephone/Skype interview preparation (mock interviews)
Face-to-face interview preparation (mock interviews)
Job sourcing organisational tips and tools
Understand what employers want and where there are jobs
Providing STAR quality interview answers
Negotiating salaries with employers
SMART goal setting and career action plan
Job benchmarking, salary surveys and dealing with recruiters

For more information/registration form please contact Siobhán Carroll-Webb, Mayo North East on (094) 9256745 or email [email protected]

Alternatively you can contact Michael Kilcullen on 085 7030363 or email [email protected]

Childcare costs may be eligible for payment if with a registered service.

Closing date for completed application forms is Tuesday 22^ND September 2016 at 12 noon

Professional Cookery & Kitchen Skills Training for Employment in the Hospitality,

Catering, Food Service, Food Business Start Up Sector

If you are a jobseeker/working part time and want to up skill/on a CE or Tús scheme/a low income family and looking for training to up skill as a chef in a cafẽ/hotel or restaurant

Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co. Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is delivering FREE professional cookery & kitchen Skills training course in BALLINA in late 201

Professional Cookery & Kitchen Skills Training for Employment in the Hospitality,

Catering, Food Service, Food Business Start Up Sector

The aim of the programme is to give learners an overview of the procedures involved in preparing food. To develop a solid foundation in cookery skills & strong organisational ethos

This course will provide learners with a blend of training, hands on practical cooking, classroom theory and employer based work experience in their local area and will include:

Comprehensive theory book – Practical Cookery
Kitchen induction training
Knife skills
Classic vegetable cuts
Cooking techniques boiling, poaching, braising, grilling etc
Overview on meat, poultry, fish & shellfish cooking
Salads & presentation
Overview on basic pastry, scones & bread doughs
International cooking styles
Menu & food costing

Learners who successfully complete this programme will:

Develop their understanding of health and hygiene related to the kitchen
Develop the skills needed to prepare food creatively, efficiently and safely
Contribute to the team production of a meals.

Over five full days starting at 10am & finishing at 5pm this is areas/techniques a learner will cover on a typical

Kitchen induction, H&S, Knife skills, veg cuts, cooking skills, soups
stewing, braising meat & poultry – fish prep, cooking & cold sauces
grill skills, potato sides, marinades, knife skills, stir fry dishes
Salads, shellfish cookery, poaching, pastry, scones & meringues
Breads, international cooking, dietary requirements, food costings

This is a hands on programme with the learner working from recipes & using techniques demonstrated by the tutor

The learner will also be responsible for cleaning as they go & working as a team for setting up & closing down the kitchen.

Learners will be practising basic preparation & setting up their work stations “mise-en-place” & the importance of continuity & workflow.

For more information or for a course application form please contact Siobhán Carroll-Webb on 094 9256745 or e-mail [email protected]

Completed course application form can be posted to Siobhán Carroll-Webb, Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co, Head Office, Lower Main St, Foxford, Co. Mayo or emailed to [email protected] by Wednesday 5^th October 2016. You will be contacted with full course details and an informal interview if your application has been successful.

BARISTA SKILLS TRAINING

If you are a jobseeker/working part time and want to up skill/on a CE or Tús scheme/a low income family and looking for training to up skill as a Barista in a cafẽ/hotel or restaurant?

Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co. Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is delivering FREE Barista Skills training course in BALLINA

2 ONE DAY COURSES ON

TUESDAY 25^th OCTOBER 10am – 4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 26^th October 10am – 4.30pm

Successful course participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement from Dublin Barista School

Strictly limited to 6 course participants each day

Course modules will include: