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  • Who

    Who are PKA?

  • What

    What does PKA do?

  • Clients

    Who has benefitted?

  • Where

    Where can you find PKA?
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PKA Training and Development

Home of the European Learning and Leadership Awards © (ELLA)

The One Stop Shop for Innovative and Value Adding Training Interventions
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Who we are

Director Dave Kenny

David Kenny. BA Indus Psych, PG Dip IR, MSc, Dip Labour Law, AC Business Counselling, Dip Loss Control Management, MIITD, Dip Mgt. . 
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Services

What we provide to our clients

Our core business over the past 12 years has been the design and delivery of bespoke training programmes geared to the specific needs of organisations. A range of short or longer programmes (with certification if required) incorporating organisational practices and material are offered.
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Clients

Who has benefitted from PKA Training & Development

PKA Training has long-standing relationships with a wide range of clients across both the private and public sector. Reference details may be provided to serious enquirers.
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Location

Where to find PKA Training & Development

Unit A6, The Enterprise Fund Business Centre, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Tel: 00353 (0)74 9127887

ELLA Resources

 

Europe
Lisbon Treaty.  White Paper. DFA. 2009
http://www.dfa.ie/uploads/documents/EU%20Division/EU%20Reform%20Treaty/white%20paper%20-%20final%20-%20low%20res%20from%20printers%20-%20020709.pdf
Key Competences for Lifelong Learning - European Reference Framework (2007) Education & Culture DG.
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/education_training_youth/lifelong_learning/c11090_en.htm
EU. Employment Summit, Prague 7 May 2009, Main messages
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/107587.pdf
EU Council Decision guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States. Jul 2008
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:183:0001:0026:EN:PDF

Cross-cutting
The National Development Plan 2007-2013. Chapter 9. Human Capital Priority
http://www.ndp.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FNDP2007-2013%2Foverview.htm
The Ex-Ante Evaluation of the National Development Plan (NDP) (ESRI, 2006)
http://www.esri.ie/news_events/press_releases_archive/2006/exante_evaluation_of_the_/index.xml
Towards 2016, the current national agreement published in June 2006
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/Pdf%20files/Towards2016PartnershipAgreement.pdf
Getting Fit Again: The Short Term Priorities to Restore Competitiveness. June 2009. Forfas. NCC.
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2009/Title,4319,en.php
Building Ireland’s Smart Economy. A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal
http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_2008/Building_Ireland%e2%80%99s_Smart_Economy.html
Transforming public services. Citizen centred - Performance focused. Report of the Task Force on the Public Service.
http://www.onegov.ie/eng/Publications/Transforming_Public_Services.html
Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (McCarthy Report – Vols.  1 and 2).
http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=5861

Enterprise
Sharing our Future: IRELAND 2025. Strategic Policy Requirements for Enterprise Development. Forfas. 2009
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2009/title,4403,en.php
GEM: Entrepreneurship in Ireland. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
http://www.gemconsortium.org/article.aspx?id=101
Annual Competitiveness Report 2008, Volume Two: Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge. Forfas. NCC.
http://www.forfas.ie/publications/2009/title,2718,en.php
Innovation in Ireland 2008.  Forfas. DETE.
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2008/Title,954,en.php
National Workplace Strategy. DETE / NCPP
http://www.ncpp.ie/nws/default.asp
Discussion Paper on Wellbeing and Competitiveness. Forfas. NCC.
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2008/Title,1062,en.php
The Economic Impact of Small Business in Ireland. Prepared by: DKM Economic Consultants Ltd. March 2006
http://www.smallbusinessforum.ie/webopt/sbf_dkm_background_report_webopt.pdf
SME Management Development in Ireland. EFSG Dec 2005
http://www.entemp.ie/press/2006/20060512.htm
Mapping of Initiatives to support Entrepreneurship in Ireland. Forfas 2007.
http://www.forfas.ie/media/forfas071023_entrepreneurship_initiatives.pdf

Health / Resilience
Discussion Paper on Wellbeing and Competitiveness. National Competitiveness Council
July 2008.
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2008/Title,1062,en.php
National Men’s. Health Policy 2008 – 2010. Working with men in Ireland to achieve optimum health and wellbeing.  DH&C
http://www.lenus.ie/hse/bitstream/10147/73613/1/zmens_health_policy.pdf
Community Resilience and the Principles of Mass Trauma Intervention. Fran H. Norris and Susan P. Stevens. Psychiatry 2007.
http://ww2.psych.org/Resources/DisasterPsychiatry/ResourcesfromOtherOrganizationsAgencies/ScientificLiterature/CommunityResilienceandthePrinciples.aspx
‘Reach Out’ – A National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 – 2014. National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP)
http://www.injuryobservatory.net/documents/Reach_Out_2005_2014.pdf
‘A Vision for Change’ (Jan 06) Mental Health Strategy DOH&C
http://www.dohc.ie/publications/vision_for_change.html

Employment
EFSG: Synthesis Report / Literature Review on Aspects of Training of those at Work in Ireland
http://www.fas.ie/en/pubdocs/SynthesisReport.pdf
National Employment Action Plan Ireland 2003-2005 (DETE)
http://www.entemp.ie/publications/labour/2004/employmentactionplan.pdf
Small Business is Big Business. Report of the Small Business Forum. (2006)
http://www.smallbusinessforum.ie/
Local Enterprise - A Decade of Support. A Review of the City and County Enterprise Boards. 1993 – 2003. DETE.
http://www.entemp.ie/enterprise/local/citycountyentboardrepbody.pdf
First Report of the National Workplace Strategy High Level Implementation Group.
http://www.entemp.ie/press/2006/20060802.htm

Learning / Skills
Developing future skills (High Level Implementation Group 2006)
Tomorrow’s Skills: Towards a National Skills Strategy (EGFSN, 2007)
http://www.skillsireland.ie/publication/egfsnSearch.jsp?ft=/publications/2007/title,2517,en.php
Ahead of the Curve. Ireland’s Place in the Global Economy (Enterprise Strategy Group 2004)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/special/2004/enterprisestrategyreport/index.pdf
NCC Statement on Education & Training (Forfas / National Competitiveness Council)
http://www.forfas.ie/publication/search.jsp?ft=/publications/2009/Title,3560,en.php
National Skills Bulletin 2009 EFSG
http://www.skillsireland.ie/publications/featuredpublications/title,4350,en.php
Assuring World Class Competencies for trainers. Trainer’s Network. 2009.
http://www.trainersnetwork.ie/tnsumrep.pdf
An analysis of current & future skills, education & qualifications of the HRD & Training Profession in Ireland. IITD. 2009.
http://www.iitd.com/images/sitecontent_128.pdf
Critical skills for tomorrow. Our future. It’s in our hands. Institute of Directors. UK. 2008
http://www.director.co.uk/Content/pdfs/criticalskillsguide.pdf

Co. Donegal
Interdepartmental Group on Donegal 2005
http://www.entemp.ie/enterprise/sectoralenterprise/Report%20of%20IDG%20on%20Donegal.pdf
An Straitéis, Donegal County Strategy 2002 – 2012
http://www.donegalcoco.ie/services/communityculturalenterprise/communityenterprise/pubs.htm

Other Reports
Psychological effects of the UK Recession, 1990-94. Dai Williams EOS Consulting.
http://www.eoslifework.co.uk/pdfs/uk90srecess.pdf
Employment and Training Programmes for the Unemployed. UK. Houses of Parliament. 2003
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2003/rp03-013.pdf
Change Management in Hard Times Fred Nickols 2008
http://home.att.net/~nickols/cminhardtimes.pdf

Contact Us

Email: learnlead@eircom.net

Unit A6,
The Enterprise Fund Business Centre,
Ballyraine,
Letterkenny,
Co. Donegal, Ireland.

Tel: 00353 (0)74 9127887 

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ELLA is a highly designed intervention aimed at providing multiple solutions to a range of current challenges. The Programme is ready for implementation and will have an immediate impact.  ELLA uses a carefully selected and integrated range of techniques and activities to address four critical areas:
  • Employability.
  • Resilience & Wellbeing.
  • Enterprise & Innovation.
  • Lifelong Learning.

Successful participants acquire a comprehensive package of qualifications, skills and insights to enable them to add value to their lives, their community, potential or existing employers, and to the economy.

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Successful participants will gain:

  • Recognised and transferrable qualifications as a demonstration of capability in key workplace skills (Including ILM, NFQ - Irl, NVQ - UK and Europass Recognition).
  • A toolkit of useful skills and insights of general use, at home, at work, in the community.
  • A chance to assess personal strengths and attributes, and to create a new and better future.
  • An opportunity to explore and test any business ideas participants may have. Gaining the skills to frame business proposals for further development.
  • The development of Learning/ Training / Development skills to use both as a learner and a teacher. The programme includes a recognised Trainer qualification.
  • Enhanced personal resilience and bounce back ability, including personal coping skills and basic skills to support others.
  • The opportunity for networking and communications with a diverse group of individuals. Learning from each other and having a bit of craic in the process.
  • The chance to see and do some interesting and unusual things. (Sustainable enterprise visit, outdoor team development etc)
  • Involvement in a personal project to make positive changes to their environment, circumstances or workplace.
  • The development of personal communication skills including making presentations, being interviewed and coaching others.
  • Developing the confidence to make decisions, take control, lead others and make positive changes.
  • Personalised coaching and developmental guidance.
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