The Employment Services section of County Wexford Partnership has the overall aim of developing strategic programmes addressing the issue of relatively high unemployment in the area by providing local programmes to help people re-enter the labour force.  The entire programme can be reviewed by consulting the Strategic Plan 2001-2006

Objective 1: To enhance CWP employment services, including the Local Employment Service, for people who are long-term unemployed, particularly those who are unemployed for more than 3 years

Objective 2: To expand the TÚS smallholder Initiative for low income households

Objective 3: To work in partnership with FÁS and other local providers to maximise the Social Economy Programmes (specifically the FÁS Social Economy Programme and the Jobs Initiative) contribution towards local development and the needs of the CWP target group

Objective 4: To develop 3 social economy flagship projects, 1 in a rural community, 1 in an urban community and 1 social economy project with travellers, which can be used as

demonstration projects for other communities

TARGET GROUPS

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SUB-COMMITTEE

CWP's Employment Services also benefit from the commitment and advice of the Employment Services Sub-committee, which advises on services to farming and fishing communities, training needs and delivery, rural enterprise and community planning and health.

The Employment Services Sub-Committee membership represents the CWP Board (ICMSA and Smallholder representatives), Enniscorthy Enterprise Centre, the Department of Agriculture and Food (Organic Unit), Eastern Regional Fisheries Board, Kilmore Quay Charter Angling, Enniscorthy Community Workshop, IFA and Wexford County Enterprise Board.