The Rehabilitative Training Programme is a 2.5 year programme with desired outcomes as follows: Health and Social Gain Further Training Open / Supported / Sheltered Employment.

Service users  on the RT Programme pursue modules of learning in:

Lifeskills,

Horticulture, 

Woodwork,

Work Skills, 

Information Technology.


Over the period of the course, service users gain in knowledge, acquiring the required lifeskills to live independently and, where appropriate, to enter the workforce. 

The programme is client led whereby service users can customise their courses based on their talents and preferences. 

Core modules are delivered in Lifeskills and Information Technology. Service users are required to spend a minimum of six months pursuing horticulture and woodwork modules.

Modules of learning are delivered according to Oxford and Cambridge (OCR) and FETAC standards of design and delivery.

OCR and FETAC certificates of achievement are awarded to the service users at the annual awards ceremony.

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Personal Development Independent Living Skills Computer Applications Communication Skills Work Skills

Service users can choose from a variety of OCR and FETAC modules including:

FETAC Food and Cookery FETAC Child Development and Play FETAC Caring for Children OCR Media Studies

Plus a number of in-house activities including:

Hand-made Cards (for all occasions ).  Jewellery Making  Ceramics  Crafts

Gym  Bocce Relaxation and Massage Dance and Movement

WoodWork Our woodwork department produces high quality garden products for sale in the garden centre.

Sewing The sewing department produces high quality items such as curtains, duvet covers, beanbags,  cushions, flags, bunting and much much more.   We also have an embroidery machine where we can personalise any material for that perfect gift e.g. towels, cushions.

Upholstery The upholstery department reupholsters suites, chairs, etc to a very high standard.

What is the Job Centre?

The Job Coach, sources work experience and employment opportunities for service users of the MooreHaven Centre.

What is Work Experience?

Work Experience allows a service user of MooreHaven to sample different types of work.   Based on this job sampling our service user can then make an educated decision on what type of employment they would like to pursue.

Areas that our service users are interested in sampling include: Catering (kitchen and restaurant floor) office work, shop work (clothes and grocery) manufacturing etc..

How long will a Work Experience last for?

A work experience usually lasts for a set period of one to two months.  This may occasionally be extended.  A reason for extending a work experience would be that the service user feels that they still have more to learn in their work experience area or the employer feels that they can show the service user more if the placement is extended.  A service user usually attends a work experience placement for between one to three day weekly.

What is Supported Employment?

"Supported Employment" is paid employment in an integrated setting with ongoing supports in the open labour market.

Paid Employment:

Service users placed by the Job Resource Centre in paid employment must receive at least the minimum wage.

Integrated Setting:

Supported employment acknowledges the right of people with disabilities to integration and inclusion in the open labour market.

Ongoing Supports:

The Job Coach will provide ongoing support to both the service user and the employer.

What Supports are available?

The Job Coach will provide ongoing support to both the service user and the employer for the duration of the work experience / employment placement.  This support is available for as long as necessary and takes the form of on the job training., onsite visits and telephone calls. 

For further information:

Contact:

Tim Carey, 

Job Coach

062 52437

e-mail: tim@moorehaven.ie




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