Kilcummin Rural Development Group
Who We Are
About Us
The Kilcummin CE scheme was initiated in 1993 in response to the EU Leader 11 Programme. Their objective is to maximise the potential of our own resources and to provide job training and opportunities for the unemployed in our area, to improve our environment, and to provide quality essential services to Sporting, Social, and cultural organisations in Kilcummin and the greater Killarney area. We also liaise with Kerry Adult Education to arrange courses requested by people and businesses in Kilcummin.
Our office, situated in the Village, is open from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Thursday & 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Friday.
Our Main Services
Kilcummin Rural Development Office provides a full Secretarial Service. Here’s a summary of how we can help you.
Design & Typing Services
- Assignments
- Reports
- Essays
- C.V.’s
- Wedding Booklets
- Letters (Personal or Business)
- Club or Society Documents
- Newsletters
Administrative & Digital Services
- General Printing
- Printing of Return Labels
- Photocopying
- Laminating
- Pay motor tax & property tax online
- Email the Dept. of Agriculture for the movement of cattle
Mission Statement: Kilcummin Rural Development Limited aims to maintain and strengthen the community fabric by encouraging and facilitating local initiatives to:
- help preserve our local traditions, history and environment
- assistant individuals and clubs to source information, training and funds to develop Kilcummin economically and socially
- provide opportunities for businesses, farmers, youth and other groups to link with their European counterparts having similar interests and goals
- encourage greater recycling efforts within the parish
- provide a secretarial service within the community
What the Community Employment Programme is
The Community Employment (CE) programme is supported by the Department of Social Protection DSP and is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed (or otherwise disadvantaged) to get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements in jobs based within local communities.
Participants can take up other part-time work during their CE placement.
The work is community-based.
The training provided through CE is delivered within a Quality Assurance framework. See details of recognised courses on www.qqi.ie that can be achieved and that lead to major awards on the National Framework of Qualifications.
Expenditure towards training on the CE programme is funded through the National Training Fund (NTF) administered by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
When a person's CE placement ends, the person is encouraged to seek a job elsewhere using the skills, experience and training gained while participating on the CE scheme.
The duration of a CE placement is for 12 months with some exceptions.
To be eligible for a CE Scheme, you must be:
- Over 21 years old
- You must be unemployed
- You must be in receipt of a relevant Social Welfare payment
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow;
Learn as if you were to live forever"
Mahatma Gandhi
