asked the Minister for Labour the percentage of youth employment levy funds in each of the years 1982, 1983 and 1984 that has been used for new training activities as distinct from training activities previously funded by the Exchequer under existing programmes.
Written Answers. - Youth Employment Levy.
650.
The youth employment levy was introduced to help finance new schemes of employment and training for young persons and to enable existing schemes for them to be rapidly expanded. In the circumstances it would not be meaningful to attempt to calculate the percentage of levy funds used for new training activities. The way the levy moneys have been used to increase the opportunities for training and employment of young persons can best be demonstrated by the following figures of numbers who participated in these schemes for young persons in 1981 and the years the levy moneys have been available.
|
Scheme |
Participation |
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|
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
|
|
Department of Labour |
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|
—Work Experience Programme |
6,453 |
8,500 |
9,000 |
12,000 |
|
—Grant Scheme for Youth Employment |
630 |
1,500 |
3,200 |
4,000 |
|
—Enterprise Allowance Scheme (Youth Element) |
— |
— |
— |
1,155 |
|
7,083 |
10,000 |
12,200 |
17,155 |
|
|
Youth Employment Agency |
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|
—Community Enterprise Programme |
— |
— |
149 |
200 |
|
—Youth Self Employment Programme |
— |
— |
81 |
450 |
|
—Young Scientists and Technologists Scheme |
— |
— |
80 |
80 |
|
—Market Place |
— |
— |
8 |
50 |
|
—National Co-Operative Farm Relief Services |
— |
20 |
28 |
45 |
|
—ACOT Certificate in Farming |
— |
300 |
1,600 |
2,300 |
|
—Other Projects |
— |
526 |
454 |
500 |
|
846 |
2,400 |
3,625 |
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|
AnCO |
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|
—Apprenticeship |
4,432 |
5,322 |
6,541 |
6,021 |
|
—Community Workshops |
375 |
545 |
2,114 |
4,205 |
|
—Adult Courses—Training Centres |
13,500 |
18,250 |
24,330 |
26,214 |
|
—External Training |
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|
—Community Youth Training Programmes |
2,353 |
4,053 |
5,109 |
7,604 |
|
20,660 |
28,170 |
38,094 |
44,044 |
|
|
CERT |
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|
—Full-time Craft Courses |
916 |
990 |
990 |
1,085 |
|
—Preliminary Courses |
164 |
160 |
160 |
239 |
|
—Courses for Unemployed Persons |
224 |
200 |
585 |
608 |
|
—1 Day and 2 Day Release Courses |
357 |
311 |
252 |
309 |
|
—Management Courses |
138 |
150 |
169 |
189 |
|
1,799 |
1,811 |
2,156 |
2,430 |
|
|
Department of the Environment |
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|
—Environment Works Scheme |
232 |
2,100 |
2,400 |
844 |
|
29,774 |
42,927 |
57,250 |
68,098 |
In addition to the foregoing, programmes for young persons organised by the Department of Education were financed in 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 academic years from the proceeds of the levy. The numbers participating in programmes so financed were as follows:
|
Course |
1982-83 |
1983-84 |
1984-85 |
|
Secretarial |
6,899 |
6,502 |
a — |
|
Pre employment |
3,649 |
4,400 |
a — |
|
Vocational Preparation |
— |
— |
b 16,600 |
|
Mid Level |
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|
Technician |
— |
4,000 |
10,000 |
|
10,548 |
14,902 |
26,600 |
a replaced by b