John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on FÁS courses who have completed the same FÁS courses in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44709/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand from FÁS that there have been over 100,000 specific skills training courses provided since 2005. Of these courses there have been 73 clients (who are currently in training with FÁS) who had previously participated on the same course within the last five years. The following reasons have been recorded on the clients' records for repeating the training: · Left the course early to take up employment, wants to complete course now · Did not complete certification modules · Failed Certification; wanted to repeat · Left course due to personal reasons · Hospitalised during the course unable to complete · Family circumstances · Sick Child · Unable for the pace of the course, moved to lower level and progressed back at a later date.

In a small number of cases the reason why the client had to repeat the training course was not specified. However, given the date range specified in the question, PC operating systems and newer versions of software applications operated on some of the courses would have changed significantly, and this may be a factor in upskilling.