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CALMAR'S BACKGROUND
Calmar International Ltd. has been an Irish registered limited company since 1990. The company is involved in design, development of training, facilitation of learning and project management. The principals of the company are:- Ms. Nora Byrne, Managing Director and Mr. Ken Page, Director who have a combined 60 years experience in Research, Training and Development and Project Management.
Calmar International Ltd. is a private, independent organisation which has worked extensively on projects both nationally and internationally with collaborative companies in every EU state.
The development of partnerships with public and private enterprises is the result of our commitment to offer high quality services.
OUR MISSION
It is Calmar International's mission to contribute to the creation of an energy field that inspires people to connect to their best future possibilities.
PRINCIPALS PROFILES
Nora M.T. Byrne
Managing Director,
Calmar International Ltd.;
Industrial Engineer and HR Professional.
Nora M.T. Byrne
Prior to setting up her own business in 1990, Nora held several Senior Training Advisory roles in FAS/AnCO and her work included skills appraisal, identifying training needs and establishing relevant training programmes throughout Ireland for all business sectors.
Within Calmar, she has led and managed many National, EU and International projects, innovated new products and services for the business sector e,g, National Training and Continuing Education Directory, and a business to business website, www.irishconsultants.ie
She is an expert in trainer development and competencies. presenter at European conferences and expert on the international committee developing new ISO standard for learning service providers.
She has achieved Entrepreneurial, Management, Business Counselling, Training and Development and Network Management qualifications from Boston College, U.S; Durham University, UK; NUI Galway and DIT.
Her special talents include inspiring people to develop, network and be creative. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Training and Development.
Kenneth W. Page
Kenneth W. Page
Director
Calmar International Ltd.
Ken has been a director of Calmar International for 20 years. He has been a Trainer with over 25 years experience in the Human Resources area. His background and expertise are in IT, Computerised Accounts and Computer Hardware areas which form the content of the courses he delivers.
He is directly involved in the administration of all projects managed by Calmar International e.g.:
Training Resources for Equality and Diversity - TRED ( 2005 + 2007 )
Training Providers Competency Skillnet ( 2008 + 2009 )
He has conducted several research projects and produced
reports on behalf of CEDEFOP, Thessaloniki.
He has completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Geosciences.
CALMAR'S HISTORY SINCE 1990
Calmar's Major Achievements over 20 years
- 2011 to 2013 TEAM -
Trainers Evaluation and Assessment Tools Leonardo da Vinci
Partnership Project in partnership
with organisations
in Portugal, France, Austria and Germany. - 2010 to 2012 DIALE -
Deep Dialogue Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation programme in
partnership
with organisations
in Finland, The Netherlands, Cyprus and Spain. - 2009 to 2011 E-Learning
for All Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation programme in
partnership
with organisations
in Portugal, Estonia, Czech Republic and Romania. - 2009 Provision of
innovative training workshops and programmes to develop creativity,
innovation and
leadership for
Training Providers Competency Skillnet. - 2009 Official launch of
“Assuring World Class Competencies for Trainers Report by Sean Haughey
TD. Minister
for Lifelong
Learning.
Project Managed by
Calmar International and commissioned by Trainers Network. - 2008 Nora Byrne is an
expert Member of the International Working Committee to develop new ISO
Standard for
Learning Service
Providers with meetings in Berlin, Philadelphia University, USA and
Sydney, Australia.
(�fficially launched
in Ireland on 5th November 2010 (see above))
- 2007 Official launch of
the Training Providers Competency Skillnet by Sean Haughey TD. Minister
for Lifelong
Learning. - 2007 www.irishconsultants.ie
Launch of new website to promote Business to Business Consultancy and
Collaboration - 2006 Production of
Elearning report for CEDEFOP, EU currently available in 3 languages.
Publication of the
7th Edition of the National Training and Continuing Education Directory. - 2005 Successful
completion of management of TRED, Training Responses to address
Equality and Diversity,
EU Equal Project on
behalf of Trainers Network with launch of Transnational Training
Document. - 2004 Approved Training
Organisation on FAS Register of Trainers.
Under TRED Project,
facilitated development of new programme and training of 124 trainers
in
Foundation Diploma
in Equality and Diversity in the Workplace certified by NUI Galway. - 2003 Report on Training
of Trainers for CEDEFOP, EU
Published 6th
Edition of the National Training and Continuing Education Directory. - 2002 Appointed as
Management Services Company for the Trainers Network and the TRED EU
Equal Project
(3 years duration). - 2001 Establishment and
provision of Business Mentoring Services to Enterprise Ireland and
County
Enterprise Boards.
- 2000 Published 5th Edition of the National Training and Continuing Education Directory.
- 1999 Management of
Business Study Visits and resulting reports for CEOs of County and City
Enterprise Boards
to U.S.A. - 1998 Published 4th
Edition of Calmar's National Training and Continuing Education
Directory.
Management of
Business Study Visits and resulting reports for CEOs of County and City
Enterprise Boards
to Sweden. - 1997 Management of
Business Study Visits and resulting reports for CEOs of County and City
Enterprise Boards
to Italy. - 1996 Published 3rd
Edition of Calmar's National Training and Continuing Education
Directory.
Management of EU
Conferences under the Irish Presidency of EU for the Dept. of Health,
Education and
the Dept. of Arts,
Culture and the Gaeltacht.
Management of
National Conference for County and City Enterprise Boards. - 1995 Approved City & Guild Certification for the provision of Supervisory Development Programme.
- 1994 Published 2nd Edition of Calmar's National Training and Continuing Education Directory.
- 1993 Management of Conferences for the World Health Organisation and Dept of Health.
- 1992 Published 1st
Edition of Calmar’s National Training and Continuing Education
Directory.
Produced Calmar’s
Third “National Human Resources Exhibition and Conference. - 1991 Produced Calmar’s Second “National Human Resources Exhibition and Conference.
- 1990 Calmar
International Ltd. established as a legal entity
Developed and
promoted Calmar's First National Human Resources Exhibition and Seminar.