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On the 14th of December Liberties held its annual Training awards for our employees in recognition of FETAC and other Certified training completed. We were very happy to have the President of Ireland Mary McAleese in attendance. It was great recognition for the project, but more importantly recognition for the work of the employees themselves and their achievements.

In total 100 awards were made, 64 FETAC Awards and 36 other awards ranging from Forklifts, Manual Handling, SAGE Payroll and TAS books.

This year we were proud to have our first employee gain a FETAC Major Award at level 3, having completed 8 FETAC modules. Also one employee having comleted their C.E. time has moved on to study business at Inchicore College, and two current employees have taken up evening courses at 3rd level, studying accounting and computers.

 

 

 

 

At the end of January 2009 Liberties held its annual Training Awards for our employees in recognition of FETAC and other certified training completed.  We were proud to award the first Certificates for our own FETAC Accredited Recycling Skills Course, which gives credit for the work skills employees learn here on the project. We were happy to have in attendance the current Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Mr. John Curran, who presented employees with their awards. In total 85 awards were made, 49 FETAC Awards and 36 other awards ranging from Forklifts, Safety Representatives Consultation Course, Distribution & Storage, Marketing and Childcare.

 

 

 

In December Liberties held its inaugural Awards Ceremony for our employees in reognition of FETAC and other Certified Training completed. We were very proud to  have in attendance Mr. Pat Carey T.D. Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with responsibility for the National Drug Strategy, who presented employees with their awards. Also in attendance was Catherine Byrne T.D. and former Lord Mayor of Dublin.

 

Awards presented included FETAC Computer Literacy, Computer Applications, Communications and Personal & Interpersonal Skills. Other awards achieved included SAGE Payroll, Counter Balance Forklift, Induction to Care, HACCP in Food Safety and FAS Safe Pass.

 

In other news, Liberties also had its own module in Recycling Skills approved by FETAC and hopes to run it in 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The number of leaflets and collection bags people now receive through their letterboxes asking for used clothing is staggering. It is important to be able to recognise a genuine charity from a bogus collector. Generally a reputable charity will have the following information on their bags or leaflets:

Click on the door-to-door collections link on the homepage to view the Liberties Recycling Training & Development collection bag.

Please remember the income Liberties Recycling generates from your clothing donations supports the work of the organisation in preparing people affected by drugs for mainstream opportunities including employment.  

 

 

Did you know?

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Liberties Recycling works with schools in the Greater Dublin area to organize collections of used clothing by pupils and staff in return for donations to school funds. This scheme encourages school children to recycle while generating funds for school activities. Collections are organized in each school two to three times a year. We provide our collection bags and some promotional material explaining the scheme and organize collections in conjunction with the school.

 

The scheme is proving popular with over 20 schools currently participating. If your school would like to participate please contact us for more information.

 

 

Generally we work with people who are;

We take referrals predominantly from Dublin 8, 10, 12, and 22 but will take people from other areas. Generally our referrals come from agencies, HSE Integration Services and local drugs projects. Any Key/ Poject Worker interested in referring a clients please contact David Kinsman, Project Support Worker on 01 4193999 or by email: lrtd@eircom.net