JobPath is an employment service, which helps long-term unemployed people to secure and sustain paid employment.
There are two phases to the service. During the first phase, of 12 months duration, a personal advisor, PA, provides practical assistance in searching, preparing for, securing and sustaining employment. The second phase starts if the jobseeker is successful in finding work. During this phase the PA continues to work with the client for a further period of up to 12 months.
These figures are shown by county in the tables:
|
County
|
Clients who have started
|
Clients who have completed
|
Clients who have commenced Full time employment/self employment
|
Clients who have commenced Part time employment/self employment
|
|
Carlow
|
4355
|
1838
|
1007
|
103
|
|
Cavan
|
4233
|
1767
|
697
|
168
|
|
Clare
|
4535
|
1905
|
961
|
91
|
|
Cork
|
16949
|
7206
|
3802
|
354
|
|
Donegal
|
9774
|
4388
|
1187
|
354
|
|
Dublin
|
37828
|
16322
|
6941
|
674
|
|
Galway
|
8481
|
3131
|
1510
|
163
|
|
Kerry
|
6551
|
3154
|
1675
|
211
|
|
Kildare
|
7864
|
3399
|
2022
|
262
|
|
Kilkenny
|
3747
|
1600
|
933
|
69
|
|
Laois
|
4326
|
1659
|
878
|
99
|
|
Leitrim
|
1772
|
755
|
305
|
47
|
|
Limerick
|
9261
|
4359
|
2206
|
141
|
|
Longford
|
3823
|
1802
|
673
|
129
|
|
Louth
|
8015
|
3586
|
1504
|
229
|
|
Mayo
|
5733
|
2497
|
692
|
72
|
|
Meath
|
4009
|
1808
|
658
|
70
|
|
Monaghan
|
2560
|
1174
|
489
|
150
|
|
Offaly
|
5141
|
2248
|
1079
|
181
|
|
Roscommon
|
1713
|
673
|
248
|
29
|
|
Sligo
|
2934
|
1255
|
460
|
78
|
|
Tipperary
|
8224
|
3458
|
1705
|
276
|
|
Waterford
|
6729
|
3197
|
1500
|
190
|
|
Westmeath
|
6362
|
2826
|
1090
|
308
|
|
Wexford
|
9207
|
4569
|
2139
|
334
|
|
Wicklow
|
5609
|
2345
|
1060
|
170
|
|
Total
|
189735
|
82921
|
37421
|
4952
|
The JobPath providers arrange for the delivery of a broad range of education and training courses with a particular and strong focus on upskilling the long term unemployed. Some of these courses are provided in-house while others are provided by specialist training providers including the Education and Training Boards, ETBs.
Examples of training and development activities include confidence building, motivation, interview preparation, literacy, IT courses and a variety of industry related skill needs.
However, the primary aim of the service is to assist clients in finding sustainable jobs, and as such, the Department does not separately record progression into education or training for those who have taken part in the JobPath service.
