Mission

Speedpak’s mission is to improve the employability of long term unemployed people by providing real work experience, accredited industry-led training, mentoring, tailored interventions and support in a commercial business environment.

Vision

Speedpak’s vision is to build our business, to provide work opportunities, to end long term unemployment – Trading, Training, Transforming™.

 

The ‘catch 22’ of not being able to get a job without experience and not being able to get experience without a job, prevented local people from accessing employment in their community.

Speedpak was founded in 1995 by local development company the Northside Partnership in collaboration with the local business community and with State support.

The purpose then, as now, was to address the issue of high long-term unemployment in areas of Dublin that experienced greater social and economic disadvantage.

The ‘catch 22’ of not being able to get a job without experience and not being able to get experience without a job, prevented local people from accessing employment in their community.

Creating a real commercial business with a social purpose was a new and innovative solution then and has stood the test of time a quarter of a century later.

That’s why we recruit local unemployed talent who experience social and economic barriers, are more distanced from the labour market and as a result find it difficult to secure employment.

Since our foundation we have employed and trained over 1350 people, making a significant social impact to individuals and families in these communities. 

Read more about our evolution as a social enterprise, our training innovations, our collaborations and our social impact.

Equally important to what we do is how we do it.

We are very proud of our organisational culture. Our key values remain central to our achievements and how we operate as a social enterprise.

They are:
INTEGRITY – We strive to be fair and transparent and to ensure that our products and services are of the highest quality.
HONESTY – We promote honesty, accountability and openness establishing relationships based on trust.
RESPECT – We treat people with respect, dignity and sensitivity. We recognise and respect diversity. We value the contribution of each individual.
COMMUNITY – We strive to help, support and improve the community in which we work.
INNOVATION – We embrace new ideas and encourage the kind of thinking that produces better products, processes and services.