A task force has been launched dedicated to providing upskilling and conversion courses to workers in the tourism, hospitality, retail and service sectors in the Mid-West who are now without work.
Comprised of local employers, business groups, education bodies and government agencies, the task force will conduct all courses online in a 12-week pilot scheme beginning on May 11th.
Before COVID-19 roughly 48,000 people in the Mid-West region were employed in these sectors and with hotels and restaurants set to re-open in only a limited capacity, many of them will still be without work.
Group Deputy Manager at Dromoland Castle Hotel, Simon Hodgson, has told Clare FM’s Morning Focus that it’s unfortunate, but they’re trying their best to prepare their colleagues for the economic recovery.
