Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of his Department, and the accompanying cost, for the 2014-15 academic year from 1 September 2014 to the end of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26795/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Finance continues to invest in staff development in order to supplement the skills and qualifications of our teams, through a combination of internal and external training, learning and development.

The Department strives to improve learning and development in order to develop greater professional, technical, management and leadership skills.  Using the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS), the Department reviews our staff's performance and endeavours to identify any skills requiring enhancement to ensure our training resources meet our business objectives.

In striving to be 'the best we can be' the Department's Learning and Development Strategy 2014-2016 introduces the Department's model of learning which utilises the 70:20:10 approach. This emphasises that the majority of the learning undertaken is on the job learning/coaching and that only a small percentage of the learning comes from formalised courses or programmes (10%).

The Department has proceeded to invest in its people to increase the knowledge available which can be drawn upon for the benefit of the Department and ultimately the State. At the beginning of 2015, the Department was shortlisted and won an "Outstanding Achievement Award" in the category of Best Learning and Development OrganisationMedium Sized Enterprises, at the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Awards. 

Below you will see all courses and training interventions carried out by the Department from 1st September 2014 to 30th July 2015.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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74. To ask the Minister for Finance the overall cost of the leadership and training cevelopment course in 2014-15; the persons and bodies who provided the course; the number of staff members who took the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26796/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Finance continues to invest in staff development in order to supplement the skills and qualifications of our teams, through a combination of internal and external learning and development activities.

The Department strives to improve learning and development in management and leadership skills in order to continue to perform at the highest levels. The Department was shortlisted as part of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Awards, in the Best Learning Organisation for Medium Sized Enterprises 2015.  The Department was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the IITD which recognises our commitment to the achievement of the highest standards in learning and development. 

Below is a list of the Developmental and Leadership programmes undertaken between 1st September 2014 and 30th June 2015.