Written answers
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
FÁS Training Programmes
9:00 pm
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people that have been taken off the live register to complete the GI1 and GID gas installation course with FÁS in the last 24 months in tabular form on a monthly basis. [14715/10]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of work experience a person requires in order to complete the FÁS GI1 and GI2 courses and be qualified as a gas installer. [14716/10]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all persons sent on GI1 training courses with FÁS have one years relevant work experience on GI1 type applications or installations prior to being sent on the course. [14717/10]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all persons sent on GID training courses with FÁS have a GI1 training certificate. [14718/10]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 129, inclusive, together.
The two main courses that FÁS run are Gas Installer Safety (GIS) and Gas Boiler Installer Domestic (GID). It no longer runs Gas Installer 1 (GI1) and Gas Installer 2 (GI2) training programmes.
To be accepted onto the GID training course individuals must have successfully participated and completed an Advanced Craft Certificate in Plumbing or a Gas Installation & Safety Certificate (GIS), both of which are FETAC accredited. Possession of a Gas Installer 1 (GI1) training certificate is not a pre-requisite for entry onto this course.
The entry requirements for acceptance onto a GIS training course are to be in possession of one or more of the following:
(i) A National Craft Certificate in allied trade/EU equivalent of NCC; (ii) A City & Guilds Certificate (Advanced) in allied trade; (iii) A Department of Education Senior Certificate in allied trade; (iv) A Completion and apprenticeship certificate; (v) A letter of introduction signed by a nominated person from Bord Gais or Calor Gas or Flo-Gas in respect of individuals who have relevant experience in the gas industry or, (vi) An OFTEC/IOI Certificate (issued by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS)) The table below sets out the number of persons who were on the Live Register who have completed the GIS and GID training courses in the last 24 months. Training allowances are not payable on GIS and GID courses. As the duration of each training course is only 12 days, on a practical level it is more appropriate to leave those relevant trainees on the Live Register during their training. This avoids any administrative delay in the payment of social welfare payments that might ensue as part of the process of rejoining the Live Register on completion of the training.
Month/Year | Gas Boiler Installer Domestic (GID) | Gas Installer Safety (GIS) |
January 2008 | 1 | |
March 2008 | 1 | |
April 2008 | 3 | |
May 2008 | 2 | 2 |
August 2008 | 1 | 1 |
September 2008 | 2 | |
October 2008 | 2 | |
November 2008 | 1 | |
December 2008 | 2 | |
January 2009 | 4 | 12 |
February 2009 | 1 | 2 |
March 2009 | 1 | 7 |
April 2009 | 3 | 23 |
May 2009 | 2 | 4 |
June 2009 | 10 | 24 |
July 2009 | 17 | 36 |
August 2009 | 5 | |
September 2009 | 13 | 24 |
October 2009 | 7 | 1 |
November 2009 | 21 | 33 |
December 2009 | 2 | 22 |
January 2010 | 25 | |
February 2010 | 30 | 11 |
TOTAL | 150 | 208 |
In addition to the above figures, eight persons have completed training courses in GAS installation under the Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG).
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