Background: The North Centre City Community Action Project (NCCCAP) was established in 1978 as a community development project, by a group of inner city activists to combat, through training, high unemployment in the inner city. Over the years it has evolved and is now a FAS funded Community Training Centre based in the Fire Station Artists Studio.

Vision: To be a leading training centre in the area at catering for the needs of our clients, by delivering quality training to five distinct groups of client which offers them progression within the centre.  It will open up work and life opportunities for our trainees to secure future employment and or to pursue further education or training.

Mission Statement: To provide a holistic learning environment, which enables learners to reach their full potential.

Core Values: Our mission can best be achieved through the following behaviour, which reflects the culture shared by all the staff and members of the board. 

Professional:	Delivering the relevant services and training programmes to the highest standards, effectively to our trainees.
Caring:	Give support to the trainees as and when they need it.
Helpful:	Be willing to assist the trainees and colleagues as the need arises.
Flexible:	Being open, adaptable and willing to try new ways of working and training that will develop and improve the service.
Aware:	Being aware of the changing labour market by keeping the relevant information channels open so that we can develop and adopt our needs.
Honest:	Working in an open honest way with both the staff and trainees.
Respect:	Be willing to treat everyone with dignity.
Organised:	Ensure that the training is delivered in a systematic fashion.
Friendly:	Ensure that the learners feel welcome.
Patient:	Ensure that the learners are no put under undue pressure.
Empowering:	Assisting the learner to realise their potential.
Understanding:	To give the learner an opportunity to grow.
Calm/Relaxed:	Ensure that the atmosphere is conducive to learning.
Fun:	A place the learner wants to be due to the atmosphere.

Best Practice: The Training Centre is proactive in developing models of best practice

based on training needs of its clients. In this context we offer a holistic approach which

addresses the needs of early school leavers in the target area of East Wall, Seville Place,

Sean McDermott St., Summerhill, Sheriff St and surrounding areas.

Networking Programmes: The NCCCAP is significantly networked into agencies operating in the local community. The most notable are:

1. FÁS local employment schemes	11. CASPr
2. Larkin Community College	12. ICON
3. NYP	13. Soilse
4. ACRG	14. Probation and Welfare
5. ASP	15. FÁS Employment Services
6. Dublin City Council	16. Sunflower
7. Northern Area Health Board	17. CTA
8. The Talbot Centre	18. Firestation Artists Studio
9. Community Gardai 10. ICRG	19. Crinian 20. Hope

View our Strategic Plan