Eamon Gilmore
Question:454 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education the current level of spending by her Department on the in-service training of primary and post-primary teachers; and the amount per teacher.
Vol. 434 No. 2
454 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education the current level of spending by her Department on the in-service training of primary and post-primary teachers; and the amount per teacher.
The In-service provision in 1993 at primary level is £299,000 and at post-primary level, £1,115.000.
The primary inservice provision is being expended on courses on various aspects of the curriculum, courses in Special Education and courses contracted by the Department for training in specific areas e.g. Management Training for Teachers.