Community Employment (CE) programmes are designed to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities.
Community Employment (CE) projects are typically sponsored by groups wishing to benefit the local community, namely voluntary and community organisations and to a lesser extent, public bodies involved in not-for-profit activities.
CE projects provide a valuable service to local communities while at the same time providing training and educational opportunities to job seekers in order to support their progression into employment.
The type of work varies considerably from project to project. Jobs are advertised on the JobsIreland.ie website, Employment Services offices / Intreo Centres, LES offices and local Jobs Clubs.
To see if you qualify to participate on the Community Employment Scheme, further details are available in our Employee Handbook, which has been created as a resource for Community Employment (CE) participants to help them understand what they can expect from their participation on the CE programme and what is expected of the participant.
Thank you for your interest in the Community Employment Scheme.