Written answers
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Department of Education and Skills
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers
Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for VTOS courses over the past ten years. [36343/14]
Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the completion and progression figures for individual VTOS centres. [36815/14]
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 247 together.
My Department does not collect information on individual VTOS centres. The following table sets out the completion and progression data on VTOS courses for the years 2004-2012, data for 2013 is not yet available.
Progression Destinations for those completing VTOS programmes 2004-2012
Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment | 726 | 622 | 358 | 393 | 517 | 480 | |||
Self Employment | 840 | 879 | 853 | 81 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 63 | 56 |
PLC | 526 | 575 | 676 | 691 | 755 | 580 | |||
Higher Education | 338 | 387 | 461 | 480 | 550 | 577 | |||
Training Course | 180 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 68 | 127 | |||
CE / Rural Social Scheme | 62 | 68 | 79 | 53 | 75 | 152 | |||
BTWA / Enterprise Allowance | 1122 | 1293 | 1028 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 75 |
Live Register / Original Status | 733 | 686 | 613 | 618 | 715 | 957 | 1013 | 846 | 838 |
Other | 200 | 169 | 165 | 170 | 203 | 179 | 261 | 196 | 279 |
Total completing VTOS programmes | 2895 | 3027 | 2659 | 2715 | 2847 | 2948 | 3131 | 3076 | 3164 |
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