Overview of Terenure Enterprise Centre

•Established in 1984

•What we offer:•Incubation Space•Virtual tenants services•Computer and Business training•Business Mentoring• Community Initiatives – ASITS

•How we are funded:•Rental from incubation units•Part funded by Pobal

Community Enterprise Society Ltd

The Terenure Enterprise Centre was established in 1984 as a result of 600 people from the local area gathering together at a public meeting to decide on options available to remedy the problem of 400-plus unemployed people in their area (Irish Times 1984).

hh

Our Purpose

To provide practical, realistic support and

training to all members in the community with

priority for disadvantaged

members

Our Vision

To empower and enable individual social and economic pathways to

fulfilment of personal potential

Our Values

RealismPractical and Hands OnEqualityAffordabilityTeamworkIntegrityProfessional

Services & Finance 2009

Self Financing via: 25 Incubation Units Virtual Office Business Training Mentoring Enterprise Collaboration Enterprise Ireland Dublin City EB

CSP via Pobal: Active Senior IT Society Computer Training – Enable

Ireland Computer Training – St

Michaels House Work ready & Personal

Development Courses

Active Senior IT Society

Dec 2006 – Pilot programme

Society Structure Established Jan 2007

2009 Membership @ 342

Sustainability Research Dundalk IT Aug 2009

Training on Offer

My IT / E-Cert

My Past My Present

Digital Photography

Skype / Mobile Phones

ECDL and more….

Forward Directions:

Volunteers –building for the future means attracting good volunteers and working with them to use and develop their skills. Action: recruiting and training a body of volunteers to provide cost effect training to older people and to develop sustainability.

SIGs: Active Senior IT Society to develop and use their IT skills through special interest groups. Comprise digital media, genealogy and creative writing, Action: SIGs should begin as soon as possible and be self managing.

Workshops: Action: building for the future means accommodating the needs of older people, and our findings point to a need for shorter more practical workshop programmes similar to model adopted by Simple.i.t.

Induction programme: Action: an Induction Programme should be developed to welcome new members and to support and facilitate greater interaction of all members”.

The Story Unfolds

Digital Media Clip

Closing: Albert Connor - Chairman Active Senior IT Society