Pitman Training call on graduates to bolster National Internship Scheme experience with practical, “employer-friendly” skills.

August 16th, 2011

          

Pitman Training have called on graduates to embrace a unique opportunity to participate on the National Internship Scheme whilst gaining highly practical, employer-friendly skills through flexible training programmes.

 

Pitman Training have come out in firm support of the new National Internship Scheme, and are encouraging graduates to take the unique opportunity the programme presents to gain valuable experience. The nationwide training organisation recently called on the government to support and encourage more practical training programmes that can deliver the real skills they claim employers are still finding difficult to find. The organisation are now advising participants of the Internship Scheme to also take a closer look at their skills, not just the qualifications, gained from college.

 

Spokesperson for Pitman Training in Ireland, Tomás Finneran, explained the benefits of taking this approach. “Many of those who are considering taking up a position with a company through the National Internship Scheme are forgetting to use their time on the programme to maximise their employability.”

 

“Employers will make their decision to hire based on three key areas: Attitude, Experience and Skills. Presuming you have the right attitude, and that the Internship will deliver six to nine months relevant industry experience, the obvious gap remains. Employers are crying out for highly practical and productive skills from their new recruits. Centres such as Pitman Training have a range of relevant courses which are run in part-time, full-time and flexible formats that allow individuals to train and gain these skills.”

 

The economic downturn has resulted in reduced opportunities for employment, and the team at Pitman Training centres located at the Genesis Business College centres in Carlow, Gorey, Kilkenny and Wexford are working closely with those looking to up-skill to help them find employment through training programmes, job seeking skills, as well as CV and Interview skills support.

 

Sandra Killeen, Senior Course Advisor at the centres explained how choosing the right training course is critical, “We are telling our students that their aim should always be to get their CV to the top of the pile. It’s true that employers are being bombarded with applications as soon as they advertise a vacancy. However, this shouldn’t mean there is less of a chance of getting called for an interview.”

 

“The vast majority of applicants lack the relevant skills and experience to compose appropriate and effective job applications. We work closely with every student to ensure they get the exact skills employers need whilst providing coaching in job-seeking skills, so that their applications are flawless. Over 69% of our 2010 graduates found employment after finishing their course - that’s higher than any other training institution in Ireland!”

 Over 1,100 students trained at Pitman Training Centres in Ireland last year, and they have delivered some of the most impressive employment statistics in Ireland for their graduates.

 Sandra highlighted the success that Pitman Training has had in the South EAst. “Since opening our first centre in 2001, we have demonstrated that when individuals have the skills employers want, the jobs are there. Employers are calling our centres every week looking for students who can hit the ground running. Good computer skills, the latest Microsoft packages, Irish-specific bookkeeping, Medical Secretary skills - these are the types of skills that local employers still need. Remember, to compete for these jobs, job-seekers need those practical, employer-friendly skills.”

 Pitman Training are currently enrolling for their September training programmes. Over 100 courses are available in Microsoft Office, Administration, Secretarial, Web-Design, Accounts and Business IT as well as a comprehensive range of IT professional training programmes. For more information or to secure your place, contact your local centre in the South EAst at 1800 532632 or online at www.pitman-training.ie

 About Pitman Training

 The Pitman Training name has been synonymous with quality training for generations starting out with one shorthand school in 1870. Today, Pitman Training is unique in being not only the oldest and longest running independent training organisation, but also for having one of the largest networks of training centres in the world. There are more than 100 Pitman Training Centres all over the UK, Ireland and the Middle East, training over 50,000 people every year.

 In fact, Pitman Training is now the largest independent training network in Ireland offering local solutions to businesses and individuals alike. The organisation offers a choice of training options including full and part-time courses both at their centre and from home using their unique home-study system.

 There are currently 15 Pitman Training centres across Ireland; in Dublin and in towns such as Dundalk, Galway, Gorey, Mullingar, Sligo, Kilkenny, Cork and Wexford. In 1992, Pitman Training launched a programme to expand its training network given the demand for highly practical career-based skills, a sector that the Institutes of Technology and Universities were struggling to address. Since then, Pitman Training has grown steadily to a network of over 100 locations throughout Ireland and the UK. The first Pitman Training Centre in Ireland opened its doors in Dublin in 1994.

 As well as an ever-expanding range of courses for business, ICT and professionals, Pitman Training have developed their services further having gained FETAC accreditation for Quality Assured programme delivery. Another expanding market for Pitman Training is the move towards online and home-study training with more and more Pitman Training courses available online. Training Centres can therefore continue to deliver courses to individuals no matter where they are located.

 

About National Internship Scheme

 JobBridge is a new National Internship Scheme that will provide work experience placements for interns for a 6 or 9 month period.

 The aim of the National Internship Scheme is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience, either as new entrants to the labour market after education or training or as unemployed workers wishing to learn new skills. The scheme will also give people a real opportunity to gain valuable experience to bridge the gap between study and the beginning of their working lives.

 The scheme will provide for up to 5,000 work experience placements in the private, public and voluntary sectors. This will be a time-limited scheme. Interns will receive an allowance of €50 per week on top of their existing social welfare entitlement. This will be payable for the period of the internship.

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Payroll Budget Changes 2011

January 12th, 2011

2.0 BUDGET SUMMARY 2011

The following are details of the Budget Statement of 7 December 2010, as made by the Minister for Finance.

 

2.1 Income Tax

 

2.11 Tax Credits

The tables below outline the position for 2010.

Tax Credits Tax Credit

2010 €

2011 €

Single Person

1,830

1,650

Married Person

3,660

3,300

PAYE Credit

1,830

1,650

Widowed Person (without dependant children)

2,430

2,190

One Parent Family Credit

1,830

1,650

Incapacitated Child Credit Max

3,660

3,300

Blind Tax Credit

Single Person

One Spouse Blind

Both Spouses Blind

1,830

1,830

3,660

1,650

1,650

3,300

Widowed Parent

Bereaved in 2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

-

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

3,600

3,150

2,700

2,250

1,800

-

Age Tax Credit

Single/Widowed

Married

325

650

245

490

Dependent Relative

80

70

Home Carer

900

810

 

Marginal Rate Reliefs

 

 Relief

(Allowed at the taxpayer’s top rate of tax)

2010

€ Max

2011

€ Max

Employing a Carer

50,000

No change

 

 

 Standard Rated Reliefs

(Allowed at 20% rate band)

 

 Trade Union Subscriptions

Relief for trade union subscriptions paid is being abolished for 2011 and subsequent years.

 

Service Charges

Relief on service charges remains unchanged. A maximum of €400 tax relief is granted (at 20% tax rate) in 2011 for service charges paid in the year 2010. This relief is being abolished for tax year 2010 and subsequent years.

 

Relief at 20% Tax Rate

Allowed in the Year

For Service Charges Paid in the Year

€400

€400

Nil

2010

2011

2012

2009

2010

2011

 

Rent Tax Relief

Relief for rent credit will be withdrawn on a phased basis over the next 7 years by reducing the amount of rent that can be relieved at the standard rate of income tax as indicated in the following table.

 

Tax Year

Single Under 55

Single Over 55

Widowed/ Married under 55

Widowed/ Married over 55

2010

2,000

4,000

4,000

8,000

2011

1,600

3,200

3,200

6,400

2012

1,200

2,400

2,400

4,800

2013

1,000

2,000

2,000

3,600

2014

800

1,600

1,600

3,200

2015

600

1,200

1,200

2,400

2016

400

800

800

1,600

2017

200

400

400

800

2018

0

0

0

0

 

Claimants who were not renting at 7 December 2010 and who subsequently enter into a rental agreement will not be able to claim relief.
2.12 Tax Rates and Tax Bands

 

The tax rates remain unchanged at 20% (standard rate) and 41% (higher rate).

 

The table below sets out the tax rates and bands.

Personal Circumstances

2010

€

2011

€

Single/Widowed without dependant children

36,400 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%

32,800 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%
Single/Widowed qualifying for One Parent Family Tax Credit

40,400 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%

36,800 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%
Married Couple one spouse with Income

45,400 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%

41,800 @ 20%

Balance @ 41%
Married Couple both spouses with Income

45,400 @ 20%

with increase of

27,400 max.

Balance @ 41%

41,800 @ 20%

with increase of

23,800 max.

Balance @ 41%

 

 

Exemption Limits

There is no change to the exemption limits for persons aged 65 years and over:

Personal Circumstances

2010

€

2011

€

Single/Widowed 65 years of age & over

20,000

18,000
Married Couple 65 years of age & over

40,000

36,000

 

Marginal Relief may apply, subject to an income limit of twice the relevant exemption limit.

 

The above exemption limits are increased by €575 for each of the first two dependent children and by €830 for the third and subsequent children.

 


Tax Relief at Source - Mortgage Interest Relief

The measures announced in Budget 2010 are unchanged:

 

Qualifying loans taken out before 1 July 2011 will continue to get relief for 7 years. Transitional measures will be provided for qualifying loans taken out between 1 July 2011 and the end of 2013.

 

Those whose entitlement to relief would, in the absence of this change, expire in 2010 or after, will continue to qualify for relief at the applicable rate up until the end of 2017. The relief will be abolished completely by the end of 2017.
2.13 Levies

UNIVERSAL SOCIAL CHARGE (USC)

The Universal Social Charge (USC), which comes into effect on 1 January 2011, is a tax payable on gross income, including notional pay, after any relief for certain capital allowances, but before pension contributions.

 

All individuals are liable to pay the Universal Social Charge if their gross income exceeds the threshold of €4004 per annum (€77 per week).

 

The rates and thresholds of the Universal Social Charge are as follows:

 

Individual aged under 70 years USC Income Thresholds

Per Year Per Week Per Month Rate
Up to €10,036.00 Up to €193.00 Up to €837.00 2%
From €10,036.01 to €16,016.00 inclusive From €193.01 to €308.00 inclusive From €837.01 to €1335.00 inclusive 4%
In excess of €16,016.00 In excess of €308.00 In excess of €1335.00 7%

 

Individual aged over 70 years USC Income Thresholds
Per Year Per Week Per Month Rate
Up to €10,036.00 Up to €193.00 Up to €837.00 2%
In excess of €10,036.00 In excess of €193.00 In excess of €837.00 4%

 

The Income Levy and Health Levy are abolished with effect from 1 January 2011.

 

The Health Levy used to be part of the PRSI calculations.

 

 

 

2.2 PRSI  CONTRIBUTIONS

 

 

 

Significant PRSI changes were announced in the December 2010 Budget. The following changes are effective from 1 January 2011:

 

•·         The employee PRSI ceiling of €75,036 is abolished. Employee PRSI is now payable (where appropriate) on all income

•·         The threshold for employee PRSI remains at €352 a week.

•·         Office holders will pay PRSI at a rate of 4% on all income, where their income is over €5,200 per annum. They should be returned at Class K.

•·         IMPORTANT: People with a nil liability, such as persons in receipt of occupational pensions should be returned at Class M.

•·         The Health Contribution has been abolished and will now be part of Universal Service Charge.

•·         In 2011, some subclasses (For example: AL and A1) feature identical rates. This reflects the removal of the Health Contribution charge from certain subclasses.

•·         As a result of this change, other subclasses, such as,A2, B2, C2, D2, H2, J2 and S2 no longer exist but they have been retained so that significant changes to payroll systems are not required in moving from 2010 to 2011.

•·         No need to change the PRSI subclass to account for the abolition of the Health Contribution. For example, those paying Subclass A1 in 2010 will continue to pay Subclass A1 in 2011 (assuming their wages remain the same).

•·         PRSI Classes B, C and D will pay PRSI at 0.9% below €1,443 per week and 4% above €1,443 per week.

•·         The Class S rate has increased from 3% to 4% and is payable only on annual income of €5,000 (previously applied to annual income of €3,174 or more). The minimum annual contribution for Class S remains at €253.

 

 

Employee PRSI on pension contributions

From 1 January 2011, employee contributions to occupational pension schemes and other pension arrangements will no longer be exempt from employee PRSI. Such contributions will also be subject to the Universal Social Charge which comes into effect on 1 January 2011.

 

Employers have to pay employer contributions in respect of half of these payments from Jan 1st 2011.

 

Civil and public servants will pay PRSI on the ‘Pension levy’ portion of their salaries.

 

Employer PRSI on pension contributions

Employer contributions to occupational pension schemes and other pension arrangements are exempt from employer PRSI which would otherwise apply at a rate of 10.75%.

 

Civil and public service employers do not have to pay any employer PRSI on the

‘Pension levy’.

 

Employee’s PRSI-Free Allowance

The PRSI-Free Allowance for employees in Classes A and H with weekly earnings of more than €352 remains at €127 a week and at €26 a week for all employees in Classes B, C and D.

 

For employees paid other than weekly, alternatives to the PRSI-Free Allowance are:

 


Classes A B,C,D
Fortnightly €254 €52
Monthly €551 €113


 

 

 

 

2.21 Earnings bands and subclasses

 

 

Subclasses

A0

A6, A8, B0, C0, D0 & H0

Weekly

€38 to € 352

€352 or below

Fortnightly

€76 (see note) to €704

€704 or below

Monthly

€165 (see note) to €1,525

€1,525 or below

Note: This threshold only applies to Class A employees, whose total earnings in each week of the fortnight or month are at least €38.

 

Subclass

AX

Weekly

€352.01 to €356

Fortnightly

€704.01 to €712

Monthly

€1,525.01 to €1,543

 

Subclass

AL

Weekly

€356.01 to €500

Fortnightly

€712.01 to €1,000

Monthly

€1,543.01 to €2,167

 

Subclasses

A7, BX, CX, DX and HX

A9

JO, M, and SO

Weekly

€352.01 to €500

greater than €352

€500 or below

Fortnightly

€704.01 to €1,000

greater than €704

€1,000 or below

Monthly

€1,525.01 to €2,167

greater than €1,525

€2,167 or below

 

Subclasses

A1, A2, A4 and A5

Weekly

over €500

Fortnightly

over €1,000

Monthly

over €2,167

 

 

PRSI Contribution Rates From 1 Jan 2011

Non Cumulative Weekly Earnings Band

PRSI Subclasses

How Much Of Weekly Earnings

EE %

ER %

EE+ER %

 

Private And Some Public Sector Employments

Up to €37.99

J0*

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

  

€38 - €352

AO

ALL

0.00

8.50

8.50

  

€352.01 - €356

AX

First €127

0.00

8.50

8.50

  

 

 

Balance

4.00

8.50

12.50

  

€356.01 - €500

AL

First €127

0.00

10.75

10.75

  

 

 

Balance

4.00

10.75

14.75

  

More than €500

A1

First €127

Balance

0.00

4.00

10.75

10.75

10.75

14.75

  

 

A2

First €127

0.00

10.75

10.75

  

 

 

Balance

4.00

10.75

14.75

  

Use the following subclasses (A6, A7, A4 and A5) only for approved Employees under the Employer’s PRSI Exemption Scheme.

Up to €352

A6

ALL

0.00

0.00

0.00

  

€352.01 - €500

A7

First €127

0.00

0.00

0.00

  

 

 

Balance

4.00

0.00

4.00

  

More than €500

A4

First €127

Balance

0.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.00

  

 

A5

First €127

0.00

0.00

0.00

  

 

 

Balance

4.00

0.00

4.00

  

Use the following subclasses for Community Employment participants.

Up to €352

A8

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

  

More than €352

A9

First €127

Balance

0.00

4.00

0.50

0.50

0.50

4.50

  
Class J normally relates to people with reckonable earnings of less than €38 per week (from all employments). However, the following employees are insurable at Class J, regardless of earnings: employees aged 66 or over and people in subsidiary employment.

Up to €500

J0

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

More than €500

J1

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

 

J2

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

FÁS Allowance

J9

ALL

0.00

0.50

0.50

Office Holders 

All Income

K1

First €100

Balance

0.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.00

Occupational Pensions 

ALL

M

ALL

0.00

0.00

0.00
Class M relates to people with a nil contribution liability (such as employees under age 16 and persons in receipt of occupational pensions).
                       

PRSI Contribution Rates From 1 Jan 2011

Non Cumulative Weekly Earnings Band

PRSI Subclasses

How Much Of Weekly Earnings

EE %

ER %

EE + ER%

Public Sector Employments 

Up to €352

B0

ALL

0.00

2.01

2.01

€352.01 - €500

BX

First €26

0.00

2.01

2.01

 

 

Balance

0.90

2.01

2.91

More than €500

B1

First €26

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.00

0.90

4.00

2.01

2.01

2.01

2.01

2.91

6.01

 

B2

First €26

0.00

2.01

2.01

 

 

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.90

4.00

2.01

2.01

2.91

6.01
           

Up to €352

C0

ALL

0.00

1.85

1.85

€352.01 - €500

CX

First €26

0.00

1.85

1.85

 

 

Balance

0.90

1.85

2.75

More than €500

C1

First €26

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.00

0.90

4.00

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.85

2.75

5.85

 

C2

First €26

0.00

1.85

1.85

 

 

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.90

4.00

1.85

1.85

2.75

5.85
           

Up to €352

D0

ALL

0.00

2.35

2.35

€352.01 - €500

DX

First €26

0.00

2.35

2.35

 

 

Balance

0.90

2.35

3.25

More than €500

D1

First €26

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.00

0.90

4.00

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

3.25

6.35

 

D2

First €26

€26.01 to €1,443

Balance

0.00

0.90

4.00

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

3.25

6.35
         

Up to €352

H0

 ALL

0.00

10.05

10.05

€352.01 - €500

HX

 First €127Balance

0.00

3.90

10.05

10.05

10.05

13.95

More than €500

H1

 First €127Balance

0.00

3.90

10.05

10.05

10.05

13.95

 

H2

 First €127Balance

0.00

3.90

10.05

10.05

10.05

13.95

Self-Employed (On PAYE System Only)

Up to €500

S0

 ALL

4.00

0.00

4.00

More than €500

S1

 ALL

4.00

0.00

4.00

 

S2

 ALL

4.00

0.00

4.00
               

 

 

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Do you know Holiday Entitlements for you and your employees?

November 23rd, 2010

There are 9 public holidays in Ireland each year. Public holidays in Ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, for example, St Patrick’s Day (17 March) or Christmas Day (25 December). On a public holiday, sometimes called a bank holiday, most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport still operate but often with restricted schedules. The list of public holidays in Ireland each year is as follows:

  • New Year’s Day (1 January)
  • St. Patrick’s Day (17 March)
  • Easter Monday
  • First Monday in May, June, August
  • Last Monday in October
  • Christmas Day (25 December)
  • St. Stephen’s Day (26 December)

Good Friday is not a public holiday. While some schools and businesses close on that day, you have no automatic entitlement to time off work on that day.

Rules

Your entitlement to public holidays is set out in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. One exception is part-time employees who have not worked for their employer at least 40 hours in total in the 5 weeks before the public holiday.

Employees who qualify will be entitled to either the public holiday off as paid leave or one of the following alternatives:

  • A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
  • An additional day of annual leave
  • An additional day’s pay
  • The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day off

The Organisation of Working Time Act provides that you may ask your employer at least 21 days before a public holiday, which of the alternatives will apply. If your employer fails to respond at least 14 days before the public holiday, you are entitled to take the actual public holiday as a paid day off.

Part-time employees

If you have worked for your employer at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday and you are due to work on a public holiday you are entitled to that day off as paid leave or one of the alternatives as listed above. If you are not required to work on that particular day you should receive one-fifth of your weekly pay instead of the actual day’s leave. Even if you may never be rostered to work on a public holiday you are entitled to one-fifth of your weekly pay as compensation for the public holiday.

You can find out more about public holidays in this explanatory booklet on holidays and public holidays (pdf) or from the Information Services of the National Employment Rights Authority.

Most importantly everyone have a safe break over the holiday period.

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Do I need a week 53 Pay Period? Sage Quickpay and Micropay

November 19th, 2010

Q. What is an extra pay period (week 53) ?

Week 53 occurs in a weekly payroll when there are 53 pay days in the tax year. There are normally 52 pay periods in a weekly payroll, but in some years the dates fall in a way that gives rise to an ‘extra’ pay period’.

An extra pay period can also occur in fortnightly and four-weekly pay frequencies:

Fortnightly payrolls normally have 26 pay periods, but can occasionally have 27.

Four-weekly payrolls normally have 13 pay periods, but can occasionally have 14.

Employees are entitled to tax credits for the extra pay period, but only on a Week 1 basis.

This means that the employee receives more than the year’s total tax credits. The Inspector of Taxes will take this into consideration when issuing the next year’s tax credits.

An employee receives an insurance week for the extra pay period only if they have not already received the maximum 52 insurance weeks. You need to enter this insurance week in the Timesheet Entry screen if necessary.

 

Q. Do I have an extra pay period?

After you have fully completed Week 52 (or Fortnight 26, or Four-Weekly Period 13), check the date on which the next payday occurs.

If the next payday falls on the 31st December, you have an extra pay period.

If the next payday occurs on or after the 1st January, you DO NOT have an extra pay period. This pay period must be processed as Period 1 of the new tax year.

Incorrect processing of an extra pay period may result in inaccurate returns for that tax year.

Only the date of payment (not the date of work) determines whether a pay period is ’extra’ in the current year. So if you have a pay date of 03/01/2011, this must be processed as Period 1 of 2011, regardless of when the actual work for this period was done.

 

Q. Should I run a week 53 over the christmas period?

Generally, the answer to this question is ’No’. You only run a Week 53 when there is an extra pay period to be processed in the tax year, regardless of any other circumstances.

 

Q. My employees are on holiday over the Christmas period. Should I run a Week 53 to ensure they get their holiday pay before their holiday begins?

If the pay date for the holiday week falls in January rather than December, the holiday week is not an extra pay period, and must be processed as a normal week in period 1 of the new tax year.

If Week 1 of the new year is a holiday week, and you still want to pay your employees for this week in advance of their holidays, carry out the following steps:

· complete the current tax year

· run the Payroll Year End in full

· set Period 1 of the new year

This can be done at any time after you have installed the Payroll Year End Update.

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Partnership between Business, Local Government and Banks is urgently required to maintain current employment levels.

November 15th, 2010

Business is looking brighter than it did this time last year. While networking, local architects and recruitment agencies along with other SME’s have reported a small increase in business over the last couple of months. So why do we have an issue?

 

Basically companies have spent their reserves in order to survive the down turn! Now they are faced with the same cashflow and debt collection issues but no longer have reserves to fall back on. Revenue has proved to be very agreeable with many companies in trouble; they have negotiated and agreed workable payment plans. So why are County Councils and Banks not following suit?

 

Most companies I have spoken to are not against the concept of Commercial Rates, we all have to make a contribution to the local economy, there may be a separate argument and debate for a reduction in the rate but the most important point is that payment plans need to be put in place. County Councils should put a three year plan in place where a monthly payment would result in accounts being brought up to date at the end of the three year period.

 

Companies do not have reserves, banks are not willing to extend overdrafts and non core Irish banks in particular are putting the pressure for companies to pay full capital on loans despite the fact that it drains cashflow and puts recovery and jobs at risk!!

 

Companies can survive and recover but not unless we all work together ….they cannot survive a big squeeze! There is no point in County Councils bringing people to court for money they don’t have! Think of the Jobs! The government also need to establish some organisation to police the banks. We had one employee due to start with us for a 20 hour a week contract, the morning she was due to start she said she couldn’t as the bank would end her current mortgage moratorium and insist on her paying full capital and interest, she couldn’t afford the job, where is the sense in that? The system is broke! People should not loose their homes if they can afford to pay the interest and they should not be refusing a job because of their mortgage.

 

 

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Plan to be a step ahead of the rest.

November 15th, 2010

2011 will bring the start of a new year and with it we at Genesis Business College will continue to offer our extensive range of courses. Why not plan to start your New Year with by giving yourself a new challenge. January 2011 will see the commencement of our HR and Employment Course and also the ever popular Fetac Level 6  Supervision in Childcare Course.

 

Our HR and Employment law Course is designed for anyone who either have an interest in or are already embracing a Human Resources role in the workplace. It is intended to equip candidates with an understanding of the industry techniques and trends in Human Resources Management as well as an understanding of the relevant Irish Employment Legislation. It is an 18 week course run 1 night a week. Students who previously undertook the course found that it helped them in their current career or enhanced their job prospects in these current challenging times. Jelena Milailuka was one of these students and this is what she had to say -

 

 ‘Genesis Business College opened many doors for me. Not only did I learn the skills to make myself successful in the work place, but I also experienced an amazing support from tutors and staff in Wexford Centre. Genesis Business College gave me the flexibility I needed by offering night time courses. That helped me gain qualification I needed without interfering with my job. I always recommend Genesis Business College to people I meet, and suggest that they should continue their education..’ Jelena Milailuka

 

This course is available in all centres (subject to numbers)

 

Our Supervision in Childcare Fetac Level 6 course offers students who are looking to gain qualifications and knowledge in childcare a comprehensive listing of childcare modules. Whether working within a private or commercial sector this course will enable students to gain theory, practical and legal aspects of training within a childcare environment. This course is run over an 18 month period. The four Core subjects are done over 22 weeks at 2 nights per week .  Electives are delivered as flexible learning options and students have 18 months in total to complete the entire course. Presently the course is only available from our Wexford Centre but we do hope to roll it out over other centre’s subject to demand.

 

These are only but a few of the courses that will be offering for 2011. Why not call Genesis Business College and see how we can help get you ahead of the rest in these challenging times where the more you can offer to prospective employers the better your chances of securing that all important interview.

                                                            

“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.”
-Chinese Proverb

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Payroll Training - Why

November 12th, 2010
With changes in legislation and payroll practices it is important to maintain all your training and certification.

Many Payroll professionals are now seeing the benefits of continuing professional development to keep up with the news and legislation in the payroll sector.

Employers need their payroll department to be up to date on the latest developments in law and practice and as such many payroll professionals attend at least one industry update course each year. Examples in the last number of years include the introduction of the income levy, car-parking levy plus the emergency budget in 2009.   

For those looking to enter a career in Payroll, gaining payroll qualifications can help to establish you career. There are a wide range of payroll courses available for you to take. Make sure that the course that you chose is one that will provide you with a recognised payroll qualification, and provides you with course content and useful materials to support your training.

We in Genesis Business College have developed our own course books for the payroll course which covers both manual and computerised knowledge areas which is updated annually to reflect the budget changes.  The computerised package we use is Sage Quickpay. As you can tell we are really looking forward to the Dec 2010 budget and to the potential list of changes!!  

In the first instance, new Payroll workers may require intensive courses to cover all that they need to know with regard to Payroll legislation and practices. However, once you are trained in payroll practices attending conferences and seminars along with a continuing professional development plan will be enough to keep you up to date.

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Long dark evenings are returning…

August 31st, 2010

Summer holidays are almost over and the kids are getting ready to go back to school. It house will become a quite haven once again. Those first peaceful days are bliss, don’t you agree. But and there is always a but, the days are now really getting shorter and the long dark evenings start to creep in. The thoughts of being stuck indoors all winter just starts to dawn on us all. However there is a solution why not get out there and do one of our third level courses in the evenings. Not only will you will fill up those long dark evenings and but before you know it the winter is gone. As the course finishes just as the sun will be coming out again. It will be then a win win ,as you will have got a qualification and the winter will have come and gone all the quicker.

Check out our prospectus or come along to our Wexford Opening evening on September 1st from 4pm until 9pm , Kilkenny Sept 9th from 5pm to 9pm ,and I’m sure you will find the course for you that will see off those long dark winter nights.

 Go on, there is a world of knowledge out there waiting for you.

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RELIEF!!! At last the results are out.

July 12th, 2010

Yes the Results are out today for the Accounting Technicians Ireland May 2010 Exams. After the anxious wait for the postman to come, the fear that grips us all when the envelope lands on the mat. Then what do we do. Yes and you know we all did it, we stand there looking at it not wanting to touch the envelope let alone open it, wishing on to the letter the results  we want. As if that will change what was already printed on it several days earlier. Oh the pressure…..

 Well Fantastic news the results overall here at Genesis Business College have been outstanding again this year. The phones here today have been ringing with all your good news stories. Not that we are surprised as you all worked really hard this year .

Congratulations to all, everyone at Genesis Business College is very proud of you all.

Can’t wait to see you all in September to do it all again…….

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