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Blanchardstown Area Partnership undertook a study with long-term unemployed Irish men aged 35 and over and consulted with local service providers in Dublin 15 to gather information about what education and training strategies and/or labour market programmes are appropriate to help men re-enter the workforce.
The study describes the social and psychological consequences of unemployment with particular reference to previous studies by Jahoda (1982), Classen (1998) and MacMillan (2003) as well as reviewing national and international literature, which identify factors influencing the successful provision of services for the unemployed
The fieldwork phase discovered that legacy issues from the informant’s childhoods had long-term consequences for their subsequent engagement in the labour market. Evidence is presented demonstrating that poor information provision and inequities surrounding community employment payments may deter the head of traditional nuclear families from registering for active labour market schemes.
In terms of appropriate responses to tackling long-term unemployment, the report suggests that a focus on life long learning, preventative early school leaving actions, mental health issues plus interventions targeting unemployed men in the wider community and information accessibility are critical
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