Written answers

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Back to Education Initiative

8:00 pm

Photo of Tom FlemingTom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the back to education initiative; the number of the available 3000 places that were taken up; the number in each county; and the progress and potential for the participants to access work. [24232/12]

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The aim of the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) is to target adults with less than upper second level education in a range of part-time learning opportunities which lead to certification at Levels 1-6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

In 2011 there were just over 32,000 BTEI participants, of whom just over 4,100 availed of the 3,000 additional BTEI places provided under the Jobs Initiative. The vast majority (over 3,000) are continuing in BTEI courses. The rest have progressed to other further education provision or into employment.

A county-by-county breakdown of participants in the BTEI under the Jobs Initiative is set out below.

VECNo. Jobs Initiative participants
Carlow32
Cavan193
Clare239
Cork City20
Cork County212
Donegal118
Dublin City534
Dublin County312
Dun Laoghaire39
Galway City56
Galway County252
Kerry315
Kildare36
Kilkenny133
Laois87
Leitrim72
Limerick City23
Limerick County108
Longford41
Louth29
Mayo82
Meath211
Monaghan58
Offaly208
Roscommon33
Sligo84
Tipperary North32
Tipperary South126
Waterford City108
Waterford County77
Westmeath59
Wexford117
Wicklow75
Total4121

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