COVID-19 Business Supports

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation   

• Government Supports for COVID-19 impacted businesses
• Business Continuity Planning - Checklist of preparatory actions in responding to COVID-19

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

• DEASP Response Overview
• Information for Employers, - Employer Refund Scheme and Income Support
• COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Office of the Revenue Commissioners 

• Measures to assist SMEs experiencing cashflow from COVID-19

• COVID-19 Information and advice for taxpayers and agents

Enterprise Ireland

• Enterprise Ireland - Business Response - COVID-19
• EI in conjunction with some of their educational partners and providers have curated specific business response content at EI Learn.
• COVID-19 Business Response - Stabilise - Reset - Recover 
• EI in conjunction with the HR Suite produce - COVID-19 An Employers Guide
• EL launch return back to work guide and transitioning back to the workplace webinars 

Local Enterprise Office

• Local Enterprise Office - Business Supports
• Local Enterprise Office - Business Continuity Voucher
• Local Enterprise Office - Digital School of Food

IDA

• COVID-19 updates and supports from IDA

SOLAS - eCollege and Skills To Advance

• Online tutor supported courses with eCollege.  In response to the COVID-19 situation courses are temporarily being made available FREE of charge to over 16s.  Visit eCollege for more information.  
• Skills to Advance is a national initiative that provides upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees in jobs undergoing change and to those currently employed in vulnerable sectors.  The initiative aims to equip employees with the skills to progress in their current job, or to take advantage of new job opportunities. 

Apprenticeships

• Updates on off the job training for apprenticeships available from Generation Apprenticeship.

IBEC 

• Employer hub and frequently asked questions from IBEC

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

• NSAI publish a number of guides on their COVID-19 Resources, including COVID-19 Retail Protection and Improvement Guide and COVID-19 Workplace Protection and Improvement Guide

Online Provision and FREE/Discounted Training

• All of the nine Regional Skills Forum pages have up to date information on the latest online training programs available. Click on your local regional page for further information.