FAS

The Training and Employment Authority, was established in January 1988, under the Labour Services Act 1987 to provide a wide range of services to the labour market in Ireland.

http://www.fas.ie/
info@fas.ie
+353 (0)90 6474481
Garrycastle
Athlone
Co. Westmeath

Its functions as laid down in the Act are:

• training and re-training;
• designated apprenticships;
• recruitment service;
• employment schemes;
• placement and guidance services;
• assistance to community groups ;
• advice for people returning to Ireland and those seeking employment elsewhere in the EU;
• consultancy and human resource related services, on a commercial basis, outside the State (through FÁS International Consulting Ltd.)

The statutory functions of the organisation also include the collection and publication of information relating to the labour market and the provision, to the Minister, of information, reports etc. on matters within FÁS' remit.

FÁS — Training and Employment Authority is divided into 8 regions comprising 20 Training Centres and 62 Employment Offices.

In 2002 about 90,500 unemployed job-seekers or other individuals completed FÁS programmes, and, at the end of the year, 48,300 persons were on FÁS programmes.

FÁS also provided financial support for the training of an estimated 10,300 employees in about 2,100 companies under the Training Support Scheme.

During the year about 110,000 persons registered with FÁS and 103,000 vacancies were notified to FÁS Employment Offices.

Apprentice recruitment fell somewhat with 6,900 registrations. There were 25,400 registered apprentices at the end of the year.

FÁS expenditure in 2002 amounted to €858.5 million.