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Our Support for Migrants

Pathways to Progress Support

If you would like us to support you to find a job in Ireland, access further education/training, or start your own business, please complete this form and we will be in touch shortly.

If you require this form in an alternative format, please contact info@pathwaystoprogress.ie

Job Ready Programme


  • Format: Self-paced online programme.

  • Skills Development: Focuses on pre-employment skills, including CV writing, job interview preparation, communication with recruiters, Irish employment rights and work culture.

  • Outcome: Successful completion enhances the chances of finding work in Ireland and provides a completion certificate listing the acquired skills.

  • Additional Benefits: Successful participants can attend weekly Q&A sessions, schedule individual sessions for CV reviews, mock interviews, and LinkedIn reviews, and will be linked with Open Doors partner companies.

If you're interested, please you can access become an Open Doors participant and sign up for the programme by completing this form.

Mentorship Programme

  • Duration: Three months.

  • Format: Long-term support through six one-on-one online mentorship sessions with an experienced professional from an Open Doors partner company.

  • Skills Development: Focuses on a broad range of aspects, such as defining career goals, identifying learning needs, building "job readiness" skills, expanding professional networks, and receiving guidance from professionals.

  • Goal Setting: Mentors assist in defining career goals, creating action plans, and providing professional advice for the mentee's career progression.

  • Training: Both mentors and mentees undergo mandatory training sessions before the programme begins, ensuring understanding of the programme's scope and commitment required.

  • Matching Process: Mentees are matched with mentors based on the mentee’s goals and the mentor’s experience.

You can find our next mentee training dates on the Open Doors website.

If you have any queries about Mentorship, please contact info@opendoorsinitative.ie

Career Path Events

Online event for job seekers to learn about career opportunities with an Open Doors member company, understand their recruitment process, and connect with recruiters.

If you're interested, please complete this form and we'll be in touch with more details.

Recruitment Drives

In person event for job seekers to interview for a job opportunity with an Open Doors member company.

If you're interested, please complete this form and we'll be in touch with more details.

Job Seeker Guidance

Our Job Seeker's Toolkit contains detailed guidance to help you get ready to enter the Irish job market, identify suitable opportunities, write your CV and prepare for job interviews. It also contains tips on how to avoid common mistakes and basic information about employment rights.

We also have a CV guide and a CV template, which should help you create a well-written CV that fits into what is expected in Ireland, while highlighting your strengths and helping you stand out from the crowd. The guide contains information about what a recruiter or hiring manager will expect to see on each section of your CV, practical tips for those with qualifications and experience from other countries, examples of what to include and not include, and much more.

Watch our CV Tutorial here: English | Ukrainian

Job Search Support

We offer individual, tailored guidance for job seekers in Ireland. This includes support with identifying career goals, creating a career plan, finding job opportunities, preparing job applications and getting ready for job interviews.

You can find our Job Seeker Checklist here, and a sample of the completed document here.

Career Skills

The Open Doors Initiative, through their partners, offers a free online tool that helps young people assess their career skills and gives them a language around these skills - communication skills, interpersonal skills, CV creation, job interview skills, among other things.

RiseUP: For Migrant Entrepreneurs

The Open Doors Initiative, Broadlake and TU Dublin are excited to launch a new initiative to support entrepreneurs from a migrant or refugee background in Ireland.

RiseUP is a free programme with tailored supports to entrepreneurs at all stages, divided in three phases:

  • StandUP: monthly webinars for those interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a career opportunity.
  • StartUP: individual mentorship, workshops, and access to our advice clinic. Open to early stage entrepreneurs with validated ideas.
  • ScaleUP: tailored support from Broadlake to businesses that are ready to scale.

Mentorship and expert advice is offered by Open Doors partners Broadlake and Enterprise Ireland, as well as experienced entrepreneurs.

Learn more here.

Events & Workshops

We offer free skill-building workshops about:

  • Job seeking skills (CV, Job Interview, LinkedIn, Recruitment Process, etc.)
  • Entrepreneurship (Setting up a Business, Business Plan, Accounting, Marketing, etc.)
  • General career support (Coaching, Networking, Employment Rights, Self-Confidence, etc.)
  • and much more!

YouTube Channel

Find video tutorials for how to write your CV, set up your business in Ireland, and more on our YouTube channel.

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