Written answers
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Department of Education and Science
Training and Work Experience Programmes
11:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 30 November 2010, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47557/10]
Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below. Table 1 sets out the total non-pay funding allocated by FÁS in 2010 for the training of persons seeking employment broken down by programme. The table also provides total non-pay funding allocated to the training of persons in employment broken down by programme. The pay elements are currently being worked on by FÁS and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Table 2 sets out the number of persons who have received training directly by FÁS broken down by headline measure. These figures relate to persons who have been trained by FÁS-employed instructors. They do not include those persons who have received training funded by FÁS but delivered under contract, including those undertaking training at Community Training Centres and those who have received training by private providers.
Finally, FÁS currently has 17 Training Centre facilities. These are located at: 1. Tallaght 2. Ballyfermot 3. Finglas 4. Baldoyle 5. Loughlinstown 6. Cabra 7. Dundalk 8. Sligo 9. Letterkenny 10. Gweedore 11. Galway 12. Limerick 13. Tralee 14. Cork 15. Waterford 16. Wexford 17. Athlone
Table 1
FÁS Estimated Costs for 2010 by programme | Total budgeted costs (€millions) |
Bridging Foundation | 14.975 |
Foundation Progression in CTC's | 49.720 |
Return to Work | 1.374 |
Skills Training | 75.286 |
Traineeship | 33.313 |
Local Training Initiatives | 40.948 |
Specialist Training Providers | 55.598 |
On Line and Blended Learning | 4.711 |
Training Scheme for workers on Short Time | 0.115 |
Technical Employment Support | 6.083 |
Evening Courses | 5.019 |
European Globalisation Fund | 5.000 |
Redundant Apprentice Initiative | 3.874 |
Total Training for Employment | 296.016 |
Apprenticeship | 77.030 |
STB Training and Sectoral Initiatives | 5.368 |
Basic Workplace Education Scheme | 0 |
Film and Television Sector | 0.568 |
Sponsored Training | 0.894 |
Evening Courses | 1.255 |
Life Long Learning/FAS eCollege | 0.243 |
Total Training in Employment | 85.358 |
Table 2
Headline Measure | 2009 | 2010 (as at September) |
Mainline daytime training courses | 16200 | 11700 |
Evening Courses | 27200 | 31500 |
Online | 12300 | 13700 |
Apprenticeship | 4600 | 2100 |
Total | 60300 | 59000 |
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