Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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482. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the responsibility the vocational education committee has in relation to employees on community employment schemes part funded by them. [35542/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Community Employment (CE) programme is sponsored by groups wishing to benefit the local community, namely voluntary organisations and public bodies involved in not-for-profit activities. This includes vocational education committees who sponsor CE schemes. The role of the sponsor/employer, in relation to CE participants (employees) is to provide a meaningful work programme and training plan for each participant. The sponsor is required to facilitate the participants in undertaking training and development, appropriate to their progression and employment goals. In relation to participants the Sponsor will at all times:

- Be fully responsible for the management and the administration of the project;

- Provide a safe and secure environment for all staff and clients of the service;

- Comply with all the relevant statutory and legal obligations of a Sponsor;

- Comply with the terms and conditions laid down in the Agreement with DSP;

- Facilitate participant development and training that leads to employment.