Brainstorming on 1st Sept at BIP meeting in DCU RA to assist Anne Marie in areas of consideration to attract new participants of the course

1. Brainstorm BIP 2
How can we get more participants on BIP2
Attendees: Stephen Coyne, Ingrid O’Sullivan, Ron Hughes, Niall Costello, Donal O’D,
Pat Kane, Tony, JohnL, David Deane, Kathryn, Meenan, Dave Pitt, Aileen Cunningham,
Gerard , Kaz, Grainne Weir
Include BIP as part of redundancy/outplacement package
Dept of Enterprise & Employment
Capital D, TV3 – Kathryn Meenan has a contact
Career Zoo 9/10 September
Magazines like Silicon Republic, Text Central
Can we get on the Monster.ie and Jobs.ie
Which Course – already done this
Letter to Recruitment Agencies
(National Recruitment Federation may be able to help http://www.nrf.ie/agencies.asp)
Obair, Local Employment Services
Jim Nolan IEN – already done
Careers Offices
Posters in Local PO’s – BIP1’s could help
Incentives, Ryanair, free flights, 2 nights away????
Radio Shows - John Murray, Bobby Kerr, George Lee, Joe Duffy
Top Up Qualifications
Gaps – FAS Offfices
Level 8 ????
Skillnets – Mark Brennan
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2. Business Post article or advertorial – even if you have to pay at this stage
Trade Unions – SIPTU, IBOA,
IBEC, IDA, IMCA,
Paul Sheridan IEI Jobstyle (Stephen Coyne)
Royal Inst Of Architects – a lot of unemployed architects (and solicitors) out there
Snowball comment on IT??
New flyer –maybe Martina Obonova could help
- empowers people
- guarantee a work placement
- “good and sexy”
- symbol
- perceived benefit
- what’s in it for me?
- What FAS courses are finishing up? Could those be targetted?
- FAS Tallaght
Radio Advertising?
Re-badge the Open Day
Workshop Open??
Could you use Qualifax.ie
Check out ITTallaght Innovation Course. What other competition?
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