FAS

FÁS is Ireland's national training and employment authority, providing a range of highly valued training and
employment programmes, aimed at employers, employees and unemployed people.  

FÁS wanted to improve the management of student attendance on Government Training Schemes,  as poor attendance issues, where they exist, can on completion of Training Courses, result in:

a)    affecting the level of the Trainee’s potential
b)    impact on the employer’s view of Trainee and his/her readiness
    to enter their workplace.
 
It was decided to implement VisionTime to capture attendance on training courses.

VisionTime now connects to the FÁS network of 18 Training Centres througout Ireland.

Already over 20,000 Trainees have used the system making this one of the largest Time and Attendance projects in Europe.

For example there are :

• Up to 500 trainees in session, on any one day in each of the 18 centres
  
• Courses have varying lenghts but usually up to 3 months

Therefore there is a huge turnover of Trainees using the system. 

Trainees are required to clock in each morning at convenient Time Terminals that are connected back to a single server over the FÁS intranet.  

The Time Terminals are activated by a card swipe and pin pad to allow the trainee to clock with a card, and, for example, when he/she forgets their card can instead use the pin pad for clocking.  There is no limit to the number of times the Trainee can clock in/out – so the system is capable of capturing miscellaneous recordings during the day, reflecting interview absences, doctor’s appointments etc.  

Instructors and Administrative staff have direct access over the intranet to time and absence records of students irrespective of their physical location in the network.  In addition, and if necessary, the system  allows others with access to PCs located anywhere in the network - to instantly see who is in/out, for example, reception/switchboard staff and the security/safety officer.  

Ask us for more details at 00353 1 2609680