Education, Training and Progression Programme
Clare Traveller CDC
Education
Younger children learning programme
Peer support initiative for secondary school
Engagement with schools and teachers
Job Skills
Researching existing skills and skills deficits
Targeted job-related training initiatives
Matching skills to existing job opportunities
Employment
Feasability studies re: culturally relevant social enterprises
Cultural awareness initiatives with employers
Matching Traveller skills with developing opportunities
| Activities | Allies and Partners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Education |
• Child learning • Peer support • Schools engagement |
• Family learning programme • Secondary supports • Teacher cultural awareness |
• Teachers • Traveller parents • Traveller graduates |
| Job Skills |
• Skills database • Job-linked training • Positive placement |
• Accreditation for learning • Accessing apprenticeships • Interview training |
• Employers • Research partners • ETB • Solas |
| Employment |
• Feasibility studies • Cultural awareness • Employment opportunities |
• Social enterprise pilot • Good practice recruitment • Proactive vacancy advertising |
• Local authority • Tourist interests • CLDC |
Our Programme on education, training and employment will, over the three years of this strategic plan, aim to:
• Set up Traveller-led programme for Traveller children outside school (based on the ‘Family Learning’ model and involving Traveller parents)
• Set up and manage a peer support programme for young Travellers still in secondary school (led by young Travellers who have completed their Leaving Certificate)
• Increased inclusion practices in schools (through ongoing interaction and awareness training with local schools)
• Establish a profile of skills deficits and a register of work-related skills among Travellers in Clare.
• Monitor incidents of discrimination in recruitment and workplace-based practices
• Liaise with employers in relation to job opportunities emerging (specifically where new local development is planned)
• Identify the potential for culturally-based social enterprise opportunities, providing support and direction for those Travellers pursuing opportunities – with the aim of establishing at least one pilot social enterprise initiative.
Outcomes of the Education, Training and Progression Programme
We see these activities as resulting in higher numbers of young Travellers staying in school; improved educational achievements for both Traveller children and young Travellers in secondary
Strategic Plan 2023
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CLARE TRAVELLER CDP VISION STATEMENT
“Our aim is to improve living conditions, opportunities and achievement of human rights for Travellers in Clare. This will be pursued through establishing and strengthening local alliances and, most importantly, through building effective Traveller leadership and a strong Traveller voice”