Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
FÁS Training Programmes
11:00 pm
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the competency development programmes have been expanded; the amount these have cost every year since their creation; the number of workers who have been upskilled; the number of workers who have moved into jobs in their new skill area after their programme; and when the plans to expand the programme will come into effect. [26902/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Competency Development Programme is the key FÁS programme for upskilling those in employment. It aims to encourage employees to increase their competency levels and promote an ethos of lifelong learning in the workplace. Programmes supported under CDP are intended to provide participants with portable and transferable skills.
Priority is given to programmes aimed at the upskilling of low- skilled workers, these programmes, in the main, will be at or below level 5 (or equivalent) on the National Framework of Qualifications.
In addition, funding is available for SME Managers/Management — These programmes will be at or higher than Level 6 (or equivalent on the National Framework of Qualifications.
Year | Actual spend | Numbers Trained |
(€M) | ||
2004 | 8.981 | 4,708 |
2005 | 18.450 | 18,826 |
2006 | 37.469 | 22,000 |
2007 | 53.000 | 45,431 |
FÁS is unable at this point in time to measure the number of people who have moved into new jobs as a result of their upskilling. However, from this year, FÁS will be measuring people's movement upwards on the National Qualifications Framework. The Programme, as mentioned above, has been expanded each year since its launch in 2004.
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