Investing in Your Future
EPIC Programme
The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI), Department of Justice and Equality, has responsibility for the social, employment and integration of migrants element of the HCIOP 2007-2013.
On behalf of the OPMI, Business in the Community Ireland (BITC) manages the Employment of People from Immigrant Communities (EPIC). The EPIC programme aims to assist European Economic Area nationals and immigrants who can work here without a work permit to find employment and/or further training and education in Ireland. More information on EPIC programme and on Business in the Community can be found on www.bitc.ie
In relation to eligible expenditure, BITC received funding of €362,553.86 towards EPIC 2008 and €355,361.33 towards EPIC 2009.
Epic Overview Statistics
Below is a table giving the figures for EPIC's work for the period 2007-2011.
| Number of Clients who engaged with EPIC per year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 to 7 Dec 11 |
TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Employment Placements per year | 105 | 116 | 109 | 110 | 143 | 583 |
| Number of Training/Education Placements per year | 43 | 52 | 103 | 105 | 127 | 430 |
| TOTAL Placements per year | 148 | 168 | 212 | 215 | 270 | 1013 |
EPIC Participants 2009: A list of the different nationalities participating in EPIC training in 2009 is available here
EPIC Statistics: Statistics on EPIC training are available at the links below
2009
2010
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