Results 61-80 of 145 for jobpath speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...’s activation service. This obligation applies irrespective of whether the service is provided by the Department’s own case officers or those employed by the Local Employment Service or by JobPath companies. Customers referred to JobPath who are also working part-time will have all activities, including meetings with their personal advisor, scheduled around their work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The tenders for the JobPath service were published in December 2013 and Jobpath contracts were awarded in July 2015. Both contracts for the JobPath service were subsequently extended to maintain the service for 2020 and, subsequently, 2021. There was no tendering process, applications, evaluation, allocation or new contracts associated with the JobPath service in 2021. For the Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...will be delivered by the Education and Training Boards at levels 3, 4 and 5. The Department’s externally contracted employment support services, which includes Local Employment Services (LES), JobPath and Employability, have been briefed on the new programme and are encouraged to promote WPEP opportunities to interested jobseekers. Where jobseekers are successful in gaining a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...process will begin shortly. The second phase entails the extension of the Regional Employment Services model throughout the rest of the State, as well as consideration of a replacement of the JobPath service. As the procurement process for Phase 1 is still ongoing, my officials are already reviewing the process for any lessons that can be taken from it, and will continue to do so as we...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...and overall framework for activation and employment support and was published on the 12th of July. The procurement of the Intreo Regional Employment Service is distinct and separate from the JobPath service and under the principle of fair and equal treatment in respect of procurement regulations, all entities are free to submit a tender under a Request for Tender.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...existing local employment service. This expansion of employment services is the first phase of ensuring State-wide coverage by January 2022. Parallel to this process is the expiration of the JobPath contracts. Referrals to JobPath service providers will cease at the end of 2021, though some clients will continue to complete their JobPath engagement into 2022 and 2023. My...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In December 2019, my Department engaged external consultants, IES and Social Finance, to carry out a review of all public employment services, including EmployAbility, Job Clubs, JobPath and the Local Employment Services. The consultants in their review engaged extensively with current employment service providers and other stakeholders in the process including representative bodies for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath providers have their own discretionary funds available to pay for training or other interventions; the decision to approve or reject any request for funding is solely at the discretion of the JobPath provider. They will take into account the duration, cost and relevance to the customer’s job goal preferences. The prevalence of employment opportunities in the sector will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372, 373 and 374 together. JobPath is an employment assistance and advice service for the long term unemployed. The service providers are paid on the basis of performance and with the exception of the initial registration fee, payments are made only when a client has achieved sustained employment. The registration fee is a fee payable for engagement and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (24 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ..., my Department began engagement with external consultants in a review of all public employment services (PES), including contracted employment services delivered through EmployAbility, Job Clubs, JobPath and the Local Employment Services. A joint bid by the Institute for Employment Studies and Social Finance was successful. These entities, reviewed the existing contracted PES,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (24 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath provides employment assistance and advice to the long-term unemployed on behalf of my Department. The current JobPath contracts were originally due to expire at the end of 2020. Last October, however, in addition to contract renewals to the local employment services, job clubs and EmployAbility, I announced an extension of referrals to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...should contact the local Intreo office, which will offer him or her the supports and advice they want. It is important to say that this focus is again on the person looking for employment. The JobPath model was mentioned. It is not the case that this is replicating the JobPath model in terms of procurement. I want to be clear that the request for tender for regional employment services...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...of Carer’s Supports (2019) - IGEES Spending Review: Lone Parents and In-Work Supports for Families with Children (2019) - Policy Review of Carer's Allowance (2019) - Working paper: Evaluation of JobPath outcomes for Q1 2016 participants (2019) - Review of the Financial Effects of Maintenance Payments in Means Testing (2019) As the reviews listed above were undertaken by either...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath providers have their own discretionary funds available to pay for training or other interventions; the decision to approve or reject any request for funding is solely at the discretion of the JobPath provider. They will take into account the duration, cost and relevance to the customer’s job goal preferences. The prevalence of employment opportunities in the sector will also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...2020. Subsequently the LES was unable to contact the person concerned and the period for obtaining supports through their service came to an end. The person concerned was then referred to the JobPath programme with Turas Nua, but I am advised that staff there were unable to make contact with him. Further attempts made by my officials to contact the person concerned by phone have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I thank Deputy Nolan for raising this issue. JobPath provides employment assistance and advice to the long-term unemployed on behalf of my Department. The current JobPath contracts were due to expire at the end of last year. Last October, however, in addition to contract renewals to the local employment services, job clubs and EmployAbility, I announced an extension of referrals to the...