Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement (JA) programmes facilitated by business volunteers encourage young people to develop the skills they need to succeed in a changing world. Working with schools and business partners, JA blended learning programmes promote work readiness, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and the value of studying STEM.

Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) utilises the experience of those already in the workforce to help young people of all ages to fully understand the important role that education will play in shaping their futures. JA business volunteers are recruited, trained, vetted, equipped and supported to deliver hands-on learning experiences that empower students to make connections between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world.

JAI is part of JA Worldwide, an organisation reaching 12 million young people each year. It was established in Ireland in 1996 and since then has built up a strong demand from schools throughout the country and created successful partnerships with over 170 leading organisations.