'The early bird catches the worm'- thanks to Tina Mulhearne of HR Direct for such a lively and insightful presentation on the 'top 5 HR challenges' and volunteering her time. Thanks to Questum Acceleration Centre for sponsoring/ providing such a great venue. A thoroughly enjoyable event.

It was great to be invited to speak at the 'Raising Capital Workshop' on Friday the 7th September 2018 held at the Questum Acceleration Centre in Clonmel, about the 'Future of Work' funding opportunities through County Tipperary Skillnet and Skillnet Ireland.
Enterprise groups are invited to submit innovative proposals for 2019 and for the first time these may not be directly related to training yet creatively address workforce development challenges in the region of Tipperary.

The Event was facilitated by Sarah O'Connor, TriviumVet.
Presentations were made by Tom Brennan, Questum Entrepreneur in Residence;
Dr Noel Kelly of Kellysan (and formerly Kentz);
Pat McGrath presented on 'fundraising governance' & Sharon Cunningham of Shorla Pharma hosted a finance session.

The energy in the room was incredible and the speed networking kicked off the event to a great start!

The staff of County Tipperary Skillnet attended a 'Tackle Your Feelings Workshop' on Tuesday 28th August 2018 and would like to thank METIS Ireland for the invitation. This event was organised in collaboration with Rugby Players Ireland and Zurich. 
We found it powerful and beneficial and recommend downloading the 'Tackle your Feelings 'App which has very useful resources.
 
KEY TAKE AWAYS 
• Be honest with YOURSELF about how YOU are feeling
• Make space every day to check in with YOURSELF and see how YOU really are
• Find and use strategies that work for YOU

County Tipperary Skillnet is proud to be part of Skillnet Ireland, the national agency responsible for the promotion of workforce learning in Ireland. We are delighted to share the recent news that Skillnet Ireland is offering up to €2M worth of funding for new Network development. This funding will be made available to industry bodies and enterprise groups to develop new Skillnet Networks. The new enterprise-led learning networks will be launched in 2019 and will support Irish businesses in addressing their current and future skills needs. Application information can be found on the funding page https://www.skillnetireland.ie/funding 

County Tipperary Chamber, the promoting organisation understands the value of the Skillnet model,
“to develop the skills and talent of the Tipperary workforce contributing to the overall growth of businesses in the region."

The Skillnet model is particularly appealing for SMEs as the cost of training is subsidised by Skillnet Ireland. In addition, the design, sourcing and delivery of training is all coordinated by County Tipperary Skillnet, enabling easy access to training but also moving much of the administrative burden away from the company.

The fund will close for applications at 5pm on Thursday, 8 November 2018.

Skillnet Ireland will hold information briefings on this Funding Call in September in Cork, Dublin and Galway. If your industry federation, industry body or other private sector enterprise group are interested in establishing a new Skillnet learning network, please contact Skillnet Ireland at 01 207 9630 or funding@skillnetireland.ie or visit the funding page https://www.skillnetireland.ie/funding

 
​A productive morning with a very early start. Thanks to all who attended and networked. A special thanks to Questum Acceleration Centre for providing the excellent venue. Thank you to the Revenue experts Paul Sheridan & Jenny Duffy for imparting their knowledge. You can attend future practical Seminars on Payroll Modernisation in your locality in Sept/ Oct, email: payemodernisation@revenue.ie to find out more.
County Tipperary Skillnet will continue to organise monthly earlybird network events, keep an eye on our 'Events' section on our website.

Great turnout at the Thurles Enterprise Centre on Thursday night for the North Tipperary launch of the 'Co Tipperary Business Awards'. County Tipperary Skillnet are proud sponsors of the 'Best Employer: Talent Development, Training & Wellness' category.
​#CoTippBizAwards18

On his recent visit to the Questum Acceleration Centre in Clonmel, Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., commented that the County Tipperary Business Awards offer an opportunity to “recognize enterprise excellence, innovation capability and exporting capability, … all of which are key to our success as a country”. 

i​Garret Ahearn Fine Gael, Karen Walters Network Manager of County Tipperary Skillnet and Minister Richard Bruton

​Minister Bruton presented with Dail Eireann 1919; T.J. Kinsella - Chamber President, Cllr. Michael Murphy, David Shanahan - Chamber CEO, Minister Bruton, VP of LIT - Liam Browne, Garret Ahearn, Gillian Barry - LIT Head of Innovation and Enterprise ​