Employment Supports
- Intreo - the public employment service
- Laois Partnership Company/SICAP Employment Services
- Local Enterprise Office
- Coworking hubs
- Employment Websites
Intreo - the public employment service
Intreo (the Public Employment Service) is a single point of contact for all employment and income supports and services. This site will help you search for your first job or assist you in looking for a new job. A full list of Intreo Centres and Local branch offices are available at the following link:
Social Welfare Intreo Centres and Local Branch Offices
To contact Portlaoise branch visit Portlaoise Social Welfare Control Office
Laois Partnership Company/SICAP Employment Services
SICAP provides support and services to unemployed people. Job entry level training programmes; including Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Customer Service, Barista and HACCP Financial support to access a specific industry certified training programme linked to a proven job offer. CV and Interview Skills Programmes. Referral to other employment support services. Collaborative programmes for specific groups of those most excluded from the job market including; people with a disability, migrant communities, members of the Traveller community and older people.
For more information visit Laois Partnership Company
057 8661900 info@laoispartnership.ie
Local Enterprise Office
Laois Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is a one stop shop to provide support and services to help start, grow and develop micro and small businesses in Laois. To find out more please visit the Local Enterprise Office, email localenterprise@laoiscoco.ie or phone 057 866 1800
Coworking hubs
There are six state of the art coworking hubs in Laois to help people work.
They offer the following services for free or at subsidised costs:
- Part time co-working desk
- Access to meeting rooms
- Access to community space and informal meeting area
- Access to IT equipment
These hubs can be found in the following areas:
- BloomHq in Mountrath: info@bloomhq.ie
- Erkina Rathdowney: bernie.moloney@gmail.com
- Portarlington Innovation Hub: info@pec.ie
- Portlaoise Enterprise Centre: enquiries@enterprisecentre.ie
- Vision 85 Portlaoise: info@vision85.ie
- Webmill Mountmellick: info@webmill.ie
Employment Websites
There are many job websites available in Ireland. These websites often have tips on how to prepare your CV. You can set up these websites to alert you when jobs become available in Laois.