We have had lots of calls to the Waverley Academy office over the last few months from persons wondering if they could access funding to do any of our courses. So I decided to do some research and contact the various state agencies to get some information. I thought it would be a reasonably simple peace of research, but there doesn’t seem to be a cohesive policy on the issuing of training/education funds, although I do hope the following information will be of some help.<!–more–>

Good news

The good news is that there is funding available, but it very much depends on individual circumstances. If you are unemployed you should sign on at your local dole office and register with FAS at your local FAS office in order to try and access funding. It would seem that two categories giving preference for funding are persons unemployed, or persons in receipt of some form of social welfare benefit. So if you are looking to retrain, up skill or return to education, two of the main offices that you can contact are

Local employment services, known as LES offices ( also distinguished by the “Obair” logo). Theses offices offer a wide range of services from career planning to job searching and also have a role in accessing funding. It would also seem that they can advise you if you are entitled to funding and how and where to get it. I would think this would be a very good starting point and a quick phone call or visit might save you a lot of work. (contact details at bottom of article)

Local social welfare offices, which have a ‘jobs facilitator’. Social welfare also have a role to play in issuing funding for training/education which is mainly via the local welfare offices and the jobs facilitator. You can be referred by social welfare or FAS to the jobs facilitator or you can contact them directly and make an appointment. (contact details at the end of this article)

The role of FAS and Department of  Social Protection

In recent times, many of the services provided by FAS have been transferred to the Department of Social Protection, however many of the services, offices, personal and programs  remain the same.

One of the main functions is still to provide training for its clients. They also play a role in assisting with career planning via their guidance officers in local offices. The main priority of FAS at local level would be to help you identify a course or career which they can provide through their own training programmes. However in some cases, they may provide you with funding or help you access funding, for courses which they do not provide, or if there is a long waiting list for a course which they provide. (see bottom of article for contact details)

Important

Irrespective of which agency you choose to contact, it is important that you have some sort of a ‘career plan’ that incorporates the course which you are looking for funding for. The person who is issuing, or making recommendations for the funds to be issued, will need to know that the course will enhance your career or employment prospects, or lead to self employment, and may also form part of a progressive education pathway.

Contacts

www.localemploymentservices.ie

When you enter the home page look to the left hand menu on click on ‘les offices’ for list of contacts.

http://www.localemploymentservices.ie

When you enter the home page look at the menu at the top of the page and click on ‘contact us’, this brings you to a list of services , the first one is ‘social welfare local and branch offices’, click on this for list of contacts

www.fas.ie

When you enter the FAS home page click on ‘job seeker’ , when you enter job seeker section read down through the text and click on ‘fas office’ for list of local offices.

I do hope this information will be of help to you and good luck with your efforts.

Talk soon

D O K

If your interested in a career in teaching adults in the hair, beauty, fitness or complementary therapy sectors it’s probably never been more important that you get some formal training, and here are some of the reasons why.

The landscape for teaching adults in Ireland has significantly changed over the past couple of years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Learning has become more structured with the introduction of the national qualifications framework and ‘outcomes’ based learning.

Advances in educational psychology and the understanding of how adults learn has also meant that trainers can adapt a more ‘scientific’ approach to how they deliver education. And so, in order to become familiar with all the changes and deliver outcomes based training, it has never been more important to embark on an industry standard teacher education program.

It would also seem that employers in educatioal institutes (public and private) will be obliged to ensure that teaching staff have suitable qualifications as most of their programs will be ‘outcomes based’. These types of programmes can not be delivered ‘ad hoc’ and require skills and knowledge which includes some of the following

• An understanding of the values that underpin good teaching practice
• An understanding of the adult learning principals and theories
• An understanding of the educational, and futher educational system in Ireland
• An understanding of learner motivations and profiles
• Curriculum design and lesson planning
• Developing learner aims and outcomes
• Effective delivery mechanisms
• Assessment and evaluation of learning
• The role of technology in adult education

It’s also quiet an exciting time in teaching adults, as these new approaches and standards will make it a lot more easier to design and deliver education which is a lot more rewarding for teachers and learners.

If you are interested in a career in teaching please contact us on 01-4089769 or click on the link below to view our teaching programmes in our Old Naas Road venue and Cork

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Meet the team

Danielle Murphy –Creative Director For Advanced Make-Up Studies
Danielle Murphy is one of the most high profile makeup artists in Ireland today. In August 2011, Danielle retuned from the Gemma Kidd School of makeup artistry in London to join the Waverley Academy as creative director for advanced makeup studies.  Danielle is an Internationally acclaimed makeup artist and has worked on the major fashion shows around the world. In 2003 she was headhunted by iconic makeup brand Mac to work at their flagship store in London.

Within one year she was working with the MAC Pro team on events such as London fashion week, the BAFTA’s and the British soap awards. Her training role at the Gemma Kidd School of makeup has been instrumental in the success of the school and has received many plaudits from industry experts. Danielle’s role as creative director at The Waverley Academy will also be coupled with ongoing education of all makeup artists ensuring international standards in all areas of our makeup departments.

Tanya Pepper – Celebrity Makeup Artist and ITEC Makeup Trainer
Tanya Pepper is a multitalented makeup artist and has worked on a host of models and celebrities in Ireland.
Tanya completed her beauty studies at the Waverley Academy almost 5 years ago and progressed to specialising in makeup.

She has since gone on to complete studies in teaching and training adults and is fast becoming one of the most talented makeup trainers in the country.  Tanya also has extensive experience on the makeup circuit as a freelance makeup artist specialising in bridal and specialised occasion makeup, and working on many photo shoots for TV, Fashion Shows and magazines.  Tanya has worked on exhibitions, corporate events and celebrity fashion shoots.  Her credits includes hot press, RSVP magazine and Celebrity Salon.

Gillian Gilbert – Makeup Artist and ITEC Trainer
Gillian Gilbert completed her beauty and makeup studies at the Waverley Academy over 4 years ago.  She then progressed to freelance beauty therapist and makeup artist while also completing many post graduate workshop and courses.  Gillian then joined the teaching team at the Waverley Academy with her specialist subject been makeup.

She now has extensive teaching experience with the Academy and has helped many students in obtaining their beauty and makeup qualifications.  Gillian is extremely passionate about makeup and her enthusiasm in the classroom is infectious.  She recently played a major role in developing and delivering our new makeup boot camps tutoring over 100 females in the art of personal makeup.

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