Career guidance services

FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair,Training and Employment Authority

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: EOI Guidance support service for FÁS employment service officers. FÁS, the training and employment authority was established in January 1988 under the Labour Services Act 1987. Its functions include the operation of training and employment programmes, the provision of an employment/recruitment service and an advisory and support service for business. FÁS has a staff complement of approximately 2,200 people and a network of offices and training centres throughout the country. FÁS Employment Services division, having responsibility for the recruitment, placement and guidance services functions, acts as a gateway to all labour market services and opportunities for job-seekers. With the support of a national quality system it seeks to offer a consistent standard of service to the clients. It recognizes the need to focus on the individual by providing the appropriate level of support to facilitate entry/re-entry to the active labour market. FÁS Employment Services also offers a range of services to unemployed clients, in particular, e.g. career guidance, action planning, career information, information & placement on FÁS training and employment programmes, advice on employment incentives and self-service access to job vacancy information, etc. This service is delivered by approximately 300 FÁS Employment Services Officers (ESOs) through a network of 64 Employment Services Offices nationwide. Purpose of guidance technical support. The primary purpose of guidance technical support is to ensure that the ESO is appropriately addressing the needs of the client within an agreed framework and boundaries. Objective. The main objective is to support Employment Services Officers through the provision of group supervision service to FÁS Employment Service Officers nationwide (approximately 300 officers in total). And. Telephone access to guidance technical support in the case of any crisis/emergency. Methodology. The services required are as follows: — Group guidance technical support to 5 Employment Services Officers max, provided by a suitably qualified external supervisor, which would meet 4 times per year. Duration of group session = 3 hours. Approximately 240 group sessions in total, nationwide per annum, — Telephone access to this supervisor in the case of crisis/emergency (during normal office hours). To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=111592.

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2010-03-04. The procurement was published on 2010-01-27.

• • FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair,Training and Employment Authority

• • Personnel services except placement and supply services › Career guidance services
• • Guidance and counselling services › Guidance services

• • Éire/Ireland