Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of her Department, and the accompanying cost, for the 2013-2014 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30102/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In line with the Learning and Development Framework for the Civil Service 2011-2014 and with its own Learning and Development Strategy 2013-2015, the Department promotes a culture where it provides staff and management with learning and development opportunities, including supports to attain third level qualifications.
Third level programmes are primarily supported financially through the Department’s Refund of Fees Programme. The areas of study which are funded reflect the current and future business needs of the Department.
The following table sets out details of courses undertaken and payments made in respect of third-level fees from 1st September 2013 to 1st July 2014.
| QUALIFICATION | THIRD LEVEL COURSE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 | NO. OF STAFF | COST 1/9/2013-1/7/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate/Diploma | Adult Guidance | 7 | €10,407.50 |
| Diploma | Applied Employment Law | 1 | €2.280.00 |
| MSc | Applied Social Research | 1 | €2,500.00 |
| BA(HONS)/BA/Foundation/DIPLOMA | Business Studies/ Human Resource Mgt/Law/Accountancy/Commerce | 9 | €8,977.50 |
| Certificate | Career Needs Assessment | 17 | €31,920.00 |
| BA/BSc(H) | Counselling | 2 | €2,640.00 |
| Diploma | Digital Marketing | 1 | €1,495.00 |
| HDip | Economic Science | 1 | €5,000.00 |
| BA | Gaeilge/Irish & Literature | 2 | €2,040.00 |
| BA(HONS) | Graphic Design | 1 | €1,875.00 |
| BA(HONS)/MA/BA/HDip | Human Resource Management | 12 | €28,532.50 |
| BA | Humanities | 2 | 0* |
| BSc/BA | Information Technology/Systems | 7 | €5,722.20 |
| Diploma | Insolvency | 1 | €2,642.00 |
| BA(HONS)/Diploma | Law/Legal Studies | 6 | €2,834.00 |
| MA/MSc | Leadership & Management | 5 | €11,435.00 |
| MA | Management Information Systems | 1 | 0* |
| Diploma | Official Statistics | 1 | €1,450.00 |
| Diploma | Pensions Management & Policy | 1 | €677.50 |
| Cert | Project Management | 1 | €690.00 |
| BA(HONS)/Diploma | Psychology & Counselling | 4 | €2,216.00 |
| BA(HONS)/PostGrad/MA/CERT | Public Management/Policy | 20 | €36,435.00 |
| Certificate | Public Procurement | 2 | €5,155.00 |
| BA(HONS) | Social Science/Psychology | 2 | €2,300.00 |
| Foundation | Statistics/Mathematics | 4 | €6,283.85 |
| Cert | Train The Trainer | 4 | €2,766.78 |
| Cert | Training And Education | 1 | 0* |
| Microsoft level 200 | Programming in C# | 8 | €4,890.00 |
| Microsoft level 200 | Managing and maintaining Windows 8 | 5 | €5,900.00 |
| Microsoft level 200 | SQL Server | 5 | €3,460.00 |
| Certificate | TOGAF | 1 | €1,995.00 |
| Certificate | Project Management | 2 | €2,625.00 |
| Certificate | ISTQB Test Manager Foundation Level | 1 | €920.00 |
| Certificate | ISTQB Advanced Test Manager | 1 | €1,725.00 |
| Certificate | Scrum Master | 8 | €3,200.00 |
| Total | 147 | €200,709.83 |
*Course has been approved but no payment has been made by the Department to date.
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