Written answers
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Department of Social Protection
Community Employment Schemes Data
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently taking part in the community employment scheme for early childhood care and education. [25655/15]
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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At the end of May 2015, there were 1,423 Community Employment (CE) participants taking part in the dedicated childcare training programme at FETAC Level 5 (Early Childhood Care and Education). The process is not yet completed in the Dublin area.
This dedicated training programme is aimed at CE participants who are working directly with children. Overall, it has resulted in a re-structuring of CE childcare provision which will improve the career paths for participants who wish to pursue a career in childcare. These improvements provide a more tailored and valuable support to the provision of community childcare.
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