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Women’s Career Accelerator Programme

Start Date

01/09/2026 9:00 am

Duration

12 weeks

Location

Blended

Certificate

QQI/ITOL

Cost

€650
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Women in Forestry

Accelerator Programme for Women – Building the confidence, leadership skills and practical workplace capabilities to progress and take on greater responsibility. 

Ready to take the next step in your career? Our transformational Accelerator Programme is designed specifically for women in any sector — from administration and coordination to health & safety, site support and technical roles.

This programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland, the European Union and Member Companies.

www.eufunds.ie

Develop the self-awareness, confidence, communication skills and self-leadership mindset needed to thrive and progress in your sector while gaining industry-recognised qualifications.

Invest in your growth, strengthen your leadership capability, and open new career opportunities regardless of your sector.

2027 dates to be confirmed.

Contact Brenda, manager@reskillnet.ie for course outline and dates.

Learning Outcomes

To empower women working in any part of construction or forestry to:

  • Build confidence and personal leadership identity.
  • Strengthen communication, influence and assertive voice.
  • Navigate challenges, bias and barriers.
  • Cultivate self-belief, resilience and vision for their career direction.
  • See themselves as capable of progressing and/or leading in the industry.
  • Translate their Harrison Assessment insights directly into their leadership style and career development plan.
  • Gain the knowledge and skills to recognise hazards and actions needed to control and manage them (IOSH).
  • Gain the expertise needed to train staff in manual handling, reduce workplace risks and boost career prospects.

 

Who is this course for?

If you’re a woman working in any sector and you know you’re capable of more, this programme will help you step into your voice, your leadership and your future career.

It offers you the potential for progression, whether you are already in a leadership role or not.

Modules

Leadership Development: 8 leadership modules, Harrison Assessment with 3 integrated reports, plus 3 one-to-one professional coaching sessions
QQI L5 Health & Safety in the Workplace: Essential knowledge & awareness for those moving into management roles and/or more responsibility.
Manual Handling Instructor Certification: Become a certified specialist qualified to train and assess staff on-site

This programme is about equipping you to progress, broaden your responsibilities and become more valuable within your organisation.

Trainer Profile

Rural Enterprise Skillnet

Employed Trainee Profile Form

Our training programs are open to all private or commercial semi-state companies based in the Republic of Ireland.
I am currently employed and a resident of the Republic of Ireland, therefore I am eligible to attend the course at the part-funded rate.

Women’s Career Accelerator Programme

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To register for this course, please read the data privacy statements below, and complete the form above.

Because this programme is partly or fully funded by Skillnet Ireland through the National Training Fund and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS), we must collect information (data) about you.

Rural Enterprise Skillnet (data controller) collects your personal data to manage your participation and meet our funding obligations. Your data is handled securely and in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Acts 1988 – 2018.

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  • Register you for the course
  • Deliver and manage the training
  • Make sure the course is effective (we may ask for feedback later)
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  • Comply with our funding obligations (share your information with Skillnet Ireland), and
  • Assist in preparing anonymous statistics for Government Skills Policy

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  • ask for a copy of your data,
  • correct inaccurate information, and
  • ask us to delete it in certain circumstances.

To find out more about your rights and how your data is processed, see the Trainee Data Privacy Notices:

  • Trainee Data Privacy Notice – pdf

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