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

This is a six-week, online/hybrid programme to help job seekers prepare to enter the Irish job market. Those who successfully complete the programme will:

• Learn pre-employment skills from experts, including CV writing, job interview preparation, and communicating with recruiters

• Improve their chances of finding work in Ireland

• Receive a completion certificate with a list of the skills learned during the programme

• Get a free LinkedIn Premium subscription

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

Mentorship Programme

The purpose of the Open Doors / Pathways to Progress mentorship programme is to support job seekers from marginalised groups to meet their full potential and achieve their professional goals.  

These might include: 

• Identifying your learning needs and development goals

• Building “job readiness” skills 

• Identifying up-skilling and training opportunities 

• Receiving guidance and insight from professionals with experience in your sector of interest  

• Building skills for future goals and milestones 

Through this free programme, you will be matched with an experienced professional from an Open Doors member company (see all members here). The programme will last three to six months and will consist of six individual sessions of one hour each. 

Your mentor will help you define goals for your career and come up with an action plan to achieve them. They will give you professional advice and guidance to help you define the next steps in your career. 

Before beginning the Mentorship Programme, all mentors and mentees need to undertake our training session in advance to understand the full scope of what is involved, the format of the mentorship relationship and their commitment required to have a successful result. The training session will last approximately 45 minutes and is mandatory for all participants. 

Once this training is complete, you will be asked to fill out a registration form, where you’ll provide details that will help match you with the best mentor to support you. You will then be assigned a mentor and begin your mentoring journey.  

Training sessions for mentees are offered monthly. Please register using one of the links below: 

20th September 2023 (11am): click here to register.

11th October 2023 (11am): click here to register.

8th  November 2023 (11am): click here to register.

13th  December 2023 (11am): click here to register.

If you have any questions about the mentorship programme, please email info@pathwaystoprogress.ie 

Business English Course

We offer a free Business English course to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in partnership with AllTalk Training.

Students learn business English skills and cultural knowledge that are most often useful in the workplace in Ireland, such as:

• Greetings and introductions in a professional context (incl. small talk and body language)
• Writing professional business emails
• Speaking up in meetings in English
• Clarifying information
• Answering and making phone calls in English
• Communicating on video calls
• Presenting data
• Understanding indirect communication in Ireland

All students must be over 18 years of age and have an upper-intermediary (B2) level English, at a minimum.

We are not currently taking on new students for this course. Please complete our sign-up form to receive an email when applications are open.

CV, Cover Letter and Job Interview

We 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.

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!

You can find a list of our next events and workshops here.

YouTube Channel

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