County Carlow Commuter Skills Study
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County Carlow Commuter Skills Study Introduction It gives us great pleasure to present the results of the 2018 County Carlow Commuter Skills Study. This study was conducted by Carlow County Council, in partnership with the Institute of Technology Carlow and County Carlow Chamber, over a three-month period, in order to capture and understand the significant opportunities that Dr Patricia Mulcahy the skills and experience of our commuting population presents President, IT Carlow www.itcarlow.ie for our county. Over 6,000 people commute from In County Carlow, employers, whether County Carlow to work across Ireland public or private, will have access to an and we understand that this presents excellent pipeline of talented, innovative County Carlow residents and employers workers. with a variety of opportunities, which County Carlow is also a dynamic will further enhance the county as a base for education, learning and place in which to live, work, play, grow development with two Institutions and learn. From consideration of co- of Higher Education, the Institute of working and hot desking solutions Kathleen Holohan Technology Carlow and Carlow College, for employers who have employees Chief Executive, together with circa 60,000 individuals Carlow County Council living in County Carlow and looking who are Carlow Alumni. Our approach www.carlow.ie for cost-effective expansion options, is to support industry, by creating to companies looking for a base for conditions for companies to grow and operations which require talent, Carlow develop, to building networks and can provide a solution. Carlow has a connections through County Carlow wealth of talent and this commuter Chamber, by providing a dynamic study demonstrates that the county is educational environment through the a significant economic catalyst for start- Institute of Technology Carlow, which up, developing and locating enterprises. provides a suite of training, educational County Carlow offers a mix of skills, and business support options, placing infrastructure and excellent support for innovation and people development at any company establishing or expanding the core of development of the county. operations. It is widely acknowledged For further information on how to that Carlow’s people are its greatest connect with the Carlow Business asset. The county has a dynamic, Opportunity, contact the Economic adaptable, innovative and high-quality Development & Business Support workforce and a network which is Team of Carlow Local Enterprise engineered for success. Office at [email protected] or 059 9129783 County Carlow Commuter Skills Study 1 The Counties they are commuting to from Carlow 2% Other Armagh Antrim Cork Limerick Louth 4% Mayo 1% Fingal Meath Westmeath 26% Dublin 18% City South % Dublin 16 2% Kildare Dn Laoghaire -Rathdown 5% Laois 4% Wicklow 1% % Tipperary 15 Kilkenny 4% Wexford 2% Waterford 2 County Carlow Commuter Skills Study SOUTH EAST REGIONAL SKILLS FORUM he South East Regional Skills Forum (SERSF) was established in 2015 to provide a means T for industry to engage more effectively with the publicly funded education and training providers in the region. There are representatives from a broad range of industry sectors on the SERSF as well as representatives from Enterprise Ireland, the Local Enterprise Offices, the IDA, IBEC, Chambers of Commerce and others. The SERSF continues to build alliances and links Each of these sectors are vibrant and growing. with industry across the South East. The modus They offer tremendous employment prospects operandi of the SERSF is to work with industry across a wide variety of occupations and sectors to gain a detailed understanding of their disciplines. The skills that are in the shortest current and future skills and training needs and supply in the region include engineering and to link with the Further Education & Training and science related disciplines as well as ICT skills. Higher Education providers to respond to the There is also a strong demand for managers and identified needs. Furthermore the SERSF acts as team leaders in all sectors. The Solas Skills and an information resource for industry to identify Labour Market Research Unit estimates that suitable training solutions as well as assist there is an annual requirement to fill 20,000 them engage more effectively with the relevant vacancies including 15,000 replacement jobs and education providers. 5,000 new jobs arising from expansion. The prosperity of the South East region is A cornerstone of regional economic growth is contingent upon a vibrant and growing the higher and further educational system of industrial and commercial base to provide the region. The proposed merger of WIT and IT gainful employment for population of the region. Carlow to form a ‘Technological University’ is The regional population has grown steadily over strongly supported by industry and offers the the past 20 years from 386,000 in 1996 to just prospect of improved higher education provision over 500,000 in 2016 (South Tipperary has been in the region. historically included in the South East). As the economy expands the availability of The workforce of the region has been funding from the National Training Fund is experiencing steady growth since the end of growing which will deliver more support for the recession. The average employment for enterprise to facilitate the upskilling of its 2015 was 209,000 and increased to an average workforce. This includes growing support for of 223,000 for 2017. This included growth in apprenticeships, traineeships, Springboard industrial employment of 4,000 to 35,000; and Skillnets. accommodation & food employment grew by Despite the threat to economic growth posed by 3,000 to 18,000, construction employment grew Brexit, the South East Region offers tremendous by 2,000 to 16,000, agriculture grew by 3,000 to opportunities to people seeking to advance their 21,000. Transportation, education and health also careers and to enjoy an excellent work recorded gains in the same period. life balance. The sectors that the SERSF has focused upon include pharma & medtech, engineering & manufacturing, agri/food, construction, financial services, ICT and hospitality. For further information visit www.regionalskills.ie or contact Edmond Connolly, Manager of the South East Regional Skills Forum at [email protected] and 087 8314729. County Carlow Commuter Skills Study 3 Number of days per week they commuted to work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DA 1 DAS 2 DAS 3 DAS 4 DAS 5 DAS 6 DAS 7 DA DAS DAS DAS DAS DAS DAS 6767%% 10% 15% % % 10% 15 4% 1% 3 % 4% 0% 1% 3 0% The form of transport they use Sustainable Transport Promotion Sustainable Transport Promotion 2 tr hargin tw ear2 tr hargin y har electrtw earybr r yharge. har 11% electr ybr r harge. 20 iorit Train11% 20 iorit Train 4% Car ool4% Car ool 81% % 4% Priate eile81 Priate eile us4% Comany us Veile Comany Veile 4 County Carlow Commuter Skills Study MSD LOOKING FOR TOP TALENT TO JOIN ITS CARLOW FACILITY TO INVENT FOR LIFE SD is one of Ireland’s leading healthcare companies and currently M employs approximately 2,000 employees across its current operations in Carlow, Cork, Dublin and Tipperary. Currently employing over 400 staff, MSD Carlow opened in 2008 as MSD’s first vaccines facility outside of the US. In October 2018, MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc. of Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the U.S. and Canada, announced that it plans to construct a second manufacturing facility at its existing site in Carlow with the creation of 170 new jobs. The new facility will focus on the production of vaccines and biologics MSD’s continued investment in Ireland and there will also be an expansion of is due to continued access to highly- warehouse and laboratory services at the skilled employees as well as collaborative site. Recruitment for the new facility will partnerships with Government and Third commence immediately and it is intended Level institutions. The decision to further that the new manufacturing operations invest in Carlow is a real testament to the will commence in 2023. The expansion is talent of the current Carlow team and as a result of continuing increased global MSD Ireland’s wider employee base. demand for MSD’s medicines and vaccines. The construction of this additional facility MSD continues to invest significantly in only adds to our ability to be able to offer R&D to invent new vaccines and medicines current and future employees a truly unique for areas of unmet need and earlier in 2018 experience across our sites in Ireland, offering announced it had decided to locate a new an opportunity to experience all elements of facility, MSD Biotech, Dublin, in Ireland with pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing the expected creation of up to 350 jobs when within Ireland. that facility commences full manufacturing operations in 2021. Further information regarding open roles in MSD Ireland can be accessed at www.msdirelandjobs.com County Carlow Commuter Skills Study 5 Level otorate 2% The level of education they have achieved Level asters Post raduate iloma 19% Level Level otorate 2% eree 47% Level asters Post raduate iloma 19% Level iloma 14% Level 82 o ommuters % eree from Carlow ave 47 Level a minimum o National Certificate 10% 82% Level tird level iloma 14% THIRD 82eduation o ommuters Level from Carlow ave LEVEL Level Leaving Certificate % a minimum o National Certificate 810% 82% tird level THIRD eduation Level LEVEL Leaving Certificate 8% usiness Their field of study at third level and above 26% usiness 26% ealtare ealtare normation Tenoloy 14% normation Tenoloy 14% nineering nineering Eduation Eduation 11% Oter 11% Oter % Sience %10 Sience 10 9%9% 8%8% 77%% Finance Finance Accountancy rt esin Soial Care Law Poliy Finance Finance Accountancy rt esin Soial Care Law Poliy umanities Studies nironmental Ariulture umanities Studies nironmental Ariulture 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 2%3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 2% 6 County Carlow Commuter Skills Study Level otorate 2% Level asters CASE STUDY: Post raduate iloma 19% KEN O'BRIEN, UNUM, CARLOW Level eree 47% I’m UX & Graphic Designer and I’m married with three young children.