About Fingal Skillnet

In 2008/2009 Fingal Skillnet trained over 1200 employees of 75 member companies based in the Fingal Region.   Fingal Skillnet has almost €300,000 to spend on training and events in 2010. If you would like to avail of company led "best in class training",  at a heavily reduced costs, please contact the Network Manager, Mark at 085 1745779.

The Fingal Skillnet Team

Funding for 2010

Fingal Skillnet is delighted to announce that its application for funding for 2010 was approved by Skillnets and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.  Our budget for 2010 has been increased by 20%.  Funding in 2010 will enable Fingal Skillnet to continue to upskill and train employees of member companies and also provide 'in-house' training where customised programmes are required.

Skillnets

Skillnets is an enterprise-led support body whose mission is to enhance the skills of people in employment in Irish industry to support competitiveness and employability. Skillnets is funded from the National Training Fund and its stakeholders include leading employer and employee representative bodies - IBEC, Chambers Ireland, CIF, SFA, ICTU..

Since 1999, Skillnets has facilitated over 6,100 Irish enterprises, in 114 networks to improve the range, scope and quality of training and allowed over 35,000 employees to improve and meet their skills needs. By the end of the current Training Networks Programme (2010-2011) it is estimated a further 3,500 companies and 29,000 employees will have partaken in the Skillnets training programme. Boosting Skills and Productivity