Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 29 Apr 1999

Vol. 504 No. 1

Written Answers. - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses.

Nora Owen

Question:

88 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of post-leaving certificate courses offering teleservices training and child care training; the location of each course; the number of people participating; the number who have completed either course in the past two years; and the jobs filled by these trained personnel. [11220/99]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Course Title	NumberofCourses	Number of Participants	1997-98	1998-99
International Teleservices	32	449	965
Childcare	40	1,221	1,315

The number of participants is based on enrolments as of 31 October of the academic years indicated.

While my Department monitors the outcomes nationally for participants on plc courses, this information is not available for individual disciplines. However, the 1998 survey of the destinations of participants on 96-97 plc courses nationally indicates that 64.1 per cent entered employment, 16.2 per cent of which was part-time, and 36.1 per cent entered further or higher education and training.

In the case of the plc international teleservices courses, the two-year programme was offered in 20 centres with effect from September 1997 and was expanded to a further 12 centres in September 1998. The first cohort of students will complete their programme later this year.

The centres providing these courses are as follows:

International Teleservices	Childcare
Carlow Vocational School	St. Brigid's College, Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Cavan College of Further Studies	St. Joseph's College, Summerhill, Co. Westmeath
Ennis Community College	Presentation Secondary School, Sexton Street, Limerick
College of Commerce, Cork	Mercy College, Sligo
Vocational School, Letterkenny	Deansrath Community College, Clondalkin
Stillorgan Senior College, Co. Dublin	Collinstown Park Community College, Clondalkin
Greenhills College, Limekiln Ave., Dublin 12	Dundrum College of Commerce, Dublin 14
Riversdale Community College, Blanchardstown	Sallynoggin Senior College, Co. Dublin
Crumlin College of Business and Technical Studies	St. Peter's College, Killester, Dublin 5
Ballsbridge College, Dublin 4	Marino College, Dublin 3
Coláiste Dhulaigh, Coolock, Dublin 17	Whitehall Senior College, Dublin 9
Rathmines Senior College, Dublin 6	Liberties College, Dublin 8
Ballyfermot Senior College, (Dame Street Branch)	Ballyformot Senior College, Dublin 10
Coláiste Íde, Finglas, Dublin 11	Cavan Vocational School
Whitehall Senior College, Dublin 9	Carlow Vocational School
Senior College, Cumberland Street, Dún Laoghaire	Tralee Community College
Galway Technical Institute	Coláiste Mhuire, Johnstown Co. Kilkenny
Listowel Community College	St. Brigid's PP School, Athy, Co. Kildare
Kilorglin Community College	St. Thomas's Community College, Bray
Ormonde College, Kilkenny	Ennis Community College
Portlaoise Vocational School	Davis College, Mallow, Co. Cork
Limerick Senior College	Cork College of Commerce
Drogheda Community College	Letterkenny Vocational School
O'Fiaich College, Dundalk	Lifford Vocational School
Castlebar College of Further Education	Galway Community College
Monaghan Institute of Further Education	Portlaoise Vocational School
Municipal Technical Institute, Sligo	Coláiste Abhain, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Moate Business College, Co. Westmeath	Enniscorthy Vocational School
Enniscorthy Vocational School	O'Fiaich College, Dundalk
Bray Senior College	New Ross Vocational School
Waterford Central Technical Institute	Drogheda Community College
International Teleservices	Childcare
Newbridge Vocational School, Co. Kildare	Croom Community College, Co. Limerick
	Limerick Senior CollegeBeech Hill College, MonaghanDungarvan Technical CollegeWaterford Central Technical InstituteThurles Vocational SchoolGorey Community SchoolKiltimagh Community SchoolMoate Business College, Co. Westmeath