EmployAbility Galway

Name

EmployAbility Galway

Legal name

EmployAbility Galway

Website

https://employabilitygalway.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Employment Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supported Employment & Job Coaching (EDAKANAE), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

Keywords

• Supported employment services
• Disability employment services
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Inclusive recruitment services
• Job matching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Galway

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding - Department of Social Protection: EmployAbility Galway is funded annually by the Irish Government through the Department of Social Protection. The company follows strict financial procedures and has its annual accounts audited by an external Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor. Funding supports the delivery of a free supported employment service for people with disabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EmployAbility Galway delivers a free, professionally-managed supported employment service for people with disabilities, mental health difficulties, and those in recovery from illness or injury in Galway City and County. The service pairs one-to-one Employment Facilitator support with employer-side recruitment, profiling, job matching, induction assistance, and ongoing workplace support, and includes help accessing government grants such as the Wage Subsidy Scheme and Work and Access grants. It is funded annually by the Irish Government's Department of Social Protection and operates as an Intreo Partner.

Product overview

EmployAbility Galway operates as a single unified supported employment service, not a software product or platform. The organization provides a comprehensive employment service comprising employer recruitment support, job seeker profiling and placement, and grant administration. There are no separate product modules or add-ons—the service is delivered through a team of Employment Facilitators who guide clients through four stages: profiling and career planning, job search, employed with support, and independent employment. The organization does not offer a technology product, API, or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supported Employment Service A free, one-to-one supported employment service for people with disabilities, mental health difficulties, or those in recovery from illness or injury in Galway City and County, providing Employment Facilitator support to find and maintain employment.
• Employer Recruitment Services A free professional recruitment approach for Galway employers, including candidate profiling, job matching, induction and training support, and ongoing specialist support to integrate employees with disabilities into their workforce while reducing training and recruitment costs.
• Job Seeker Support Programme A four-stage structured programme for job seekers covering profiling and career planning, job search support, employment with ongoing support, and progression to working independently without support.
• Work and Access Grants Support Assistance accessing Work and Access supports, including workplace needs assessments, communication support, in-work support, work equipment, and workplace adaptations to remove barriers for people with disabilities.
• Wage Subsidy Scheme Administration Help for employers to access the Wage Subsidy Scheme, which provides €6.30 per hour to employers outside the public sector who employ disabled people working 15 hours per week or more.

Quantifiable outcome

• 101 people with disabilities placed in employment in 2016 through the #100jobs campaign (exceeding target of 100)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SCCUL Enterprise CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2022SCCUL Enterprise Centre provides office space for EmployAbility Galway's headquarters. The organisations have collaborated for many years on different projects, events, and meeting facilities. SCCUL has employed people via EmployAbility Galway and referred clients to Bizmentors for self-employment advice. In August 2022, EmployAbility Galway moved its office to SCCUL Enterprise Centre, returning to the Ballybane area where it originally started 21 years prior.
• ICAN at NUI GalwaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2019EmployAbility Galway partnered with ICAN (Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research) at NUI Galway as part of the EIDEAS project, which aimed to test the viability of Avail Software as a support mechanism for integrating people with disabilities into the workplace. Also partnered with ICAN on the ASSET (Assistive Social Skills and Employment Training) programme for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Collins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 November 2017Collins McNicholas sponsored the 'Teams - The Foundation of Business Success' micro-summit organised by EmployAbility Galway in November 2017. Michelle and the Collins McNicholas team provided event sponsorship enabling the event to take place at the Portershed.
• PortershedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2017The Portershed, Galway's first-phase development for Galway City Innovation District, served as the venue for the 'Teams - The Foundation of Business Success' micro-summit in November 2017. The venue is co-founded by Michael FitzGerald of OnePageCRM.
• OnePageCRMcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 June 2017OnePageCRM, founded by Michael FitzGerald, sponsors EmployAbility Galway through the 'Power of Action' Programme, providing a free CRM account for life. Michael FitzGerald also serves as EmployAbility Galway's patron (2017-2019) and has helped the organisation place clients in the Technology Sector and increase awareness among Galway tech employers. OnePageCRM was fundamental to achieving the #110jobs campaign.
• Bizmentors (SCCUL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBizmentors, part of the SCCUL community, provides invaluable advice and guidance to EmployAbility Galway clients who are interested in self-employment. EmployAbility refers clients to Bizmentors for mentorship on starting their own businesses.
• Ability WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbility West partnered with EmployAbility Galway as part of the EIDEAS project, which tested Avail Software as a workplace integration tool for people with disabilities. Both organisations are part of the Galway disability services ecosystem.
• Avail SupportcoreTechnology or IntegrationAvail Support provides Avail Software, which was being trialled through the EIDEAS project as a support mechanism for integrating people with disabilities into the workplace. The goal of Avail Software is to 'revolutionize the way we support people with disabilities, and promote independence for people with Autism, Down Syndrome and other special needs'.
• Galway Technology CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployAbility Galway was based at Galway Technology Centre for 8 years before moving back to SCCUL Enterprise Centre in 2022. Galway Technology Centre supported the organisation with meeting facilities and employment opportunities, and their reception staff were included in EmployAbility's Customer Service Excellence audit.
• Intreo (Department of Social Protection)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployAbility Galway is an Intreo Partner, funded annually by the Irish Government through the Department of Social Protection. Intreo provides the referral pathway through which all job seekers access the service. The organisation's audited accounts are submitted to the Department annually.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Prosper Group: Irish disability-focused social enterprise providing employment, training, and supported employment services, primarily in the Fingal/North Dublin region. Comparable supported employment mission for people with disabilities and similar nonprofit delivery model.
• WALK (Walkinstown Association of Parents & Friends): Irish disability services provider offering employment, training, and social inclusion programmes for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable mission, comparable target population (people with disabilities seeking work), and similar supported employment service delivery in the Irish context.
• EmployAbility (national network of Irish services): National umbrella and sister services delivering the same Department of Social Protection-funded supported employment model across other Irish counties. Same funding mechanism, same service design, same eligibility criteria — directly comparable operating model to EmployAbility Galway.

Regional players

• KARE (Kildare): Regional disability services provider in Kildare delivering employment supports, day services, and community living programmes for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable supported employment function, but geographically restricted to Kildare — a clear regional parallel to EmployAbility Galway's Galway-only footprint.

Others

• Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE): National membership body and awarding organisation for supported employment services in Ireland, of which EmployAbility Galway is a member. Sets practice standards, runs the Best Practice Awards that EmployAbility Galway won in 2013, and serves as a sectoral peer.
• AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access & Disability): Irish non-profit promoting inclusive education and employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Adjacent ecosystem participant that influences disability employment policy in Ireland and overlaps with EmployAbility Galway's transition-to-work focus.
• National Disability Authority (NDA): Statutory body providing independent advice to the Irish Government on disability policy and practice. An ecosystem-level stakeholder that shapes the funding and regulatory environment in which EmployAbility Galway operates, rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Rehab Group: One of Ireland's largest disability and social inclusion NGOs, providing national services across employment, training, disability, and rehabilitative care. Overlaps with EmployAbility Galway in supported employment and vocational training for people with disabilities, but operates at much larger national scale across multiple service lines.
• National Learning Network (NLN): Part of the Rehab Group, NLN delivers vocational training and employment supports across Ireland for people with disabilities and mental health difficulties. Directly comparable target population and overlap with supported employment outcomes, but operates a broader training-led portfolio.

Emerging players

• Peamount Healthcare: Dublin-based health and social care provider delivering disability services including supported employment and training for adults with disabilities. Comparable supported employment function and target population, with growing overlap in the disability-employment ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/employability-galway

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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