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Apply to the WAM Programme!
The WAM (Willing Able Mentoring) Programme is a programme that offers graduates with disabilities the chance to take up mentored work placements of up to six months in a variety of companies around Ireland.
The placements offer graduates the chance to gain valuable experience and to pick up solid skills. All participants are paid the going rate for the work they do.
The WAM programme works with a large variety of companies in Ireland such as:
- Abbott Ireland
- Bank of Ireland
- Citi
- CG Power Systems
- ESB
- IBM International Ltd.
- Irish Life & Permanent
- Microsoft
- O2
- The Civil Service
Before graduates take up their placements, they are given pre placement training, as is their mentor and the placement company.
All WAM placements have a company mentor who helps graduates to settle into the workplace. This company mentor is the link between the WAM programme and the company.
Benefits of the WAM programme:
- Solid work experience in thriving companies.
- The chance to develop social networks that will likely benefit career development.
- Comprehensive training.
Disability Allowance and Invalidity Pension payments are suspended during the placement, but participants will not have to reapply for the payments when the placement is finished and can start re-claiming them again immediately.
The programme is currently funded by FAS.
If you’d like to learn more about the programme, click here for information.
AHEAD
Web: www.ahead.ie
Email: ahead@ahead.ie
Phone: 01 7164396
AHEAD, Association for Higher Education Access and Disability is an independent non-profit organisation working to promote full access to and participation in further and higher education for students with disabilities and to enhance their employment prospects on graduation.
