Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
239. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012-13 academic year 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013 provided for employees of his Department. [34561/13]
View answerThe 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 and development initiatives. Under the revised Statement of Strategy 2011-2014, the Department aims to improve training in order to develop greater technical, management and leadership skills. Using the performance management and development system (PMDS), the Department will review our staff’s performance, and identify any skills requiring enhancement to ensure our training resources are used most effectively. The Department also undertook a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) survey in late 2012 which has also assisted in identifying the training and development needs of staff within the Department.
The following is a list of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012/2013 academic year provided for employees by the Department of Finance. Please note some of the academic courses are still ongoing and will be concluding over the coming months.
|
No: |
Course Title |
Cost - € |
|
1 |
Associate of the Irish Taxation Chartered Tax Advisor Programme |
1,748.50 |
|
2 |
Associate of the Irish Taxation Chartered Tax Advisor Programme |
1,963.50 |
|
3 |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
2,900.00 |
|
4 |
Certificate in Safety & Health in Work |
2,295.00 |
|
5 |
Certified Project Management Diploma |
2,250.00 |
|
6 |
Change Management Certification |
2,900.00 |
|
7 |
Chartered Tax Advisor Programme - Part One |
1,248.50 |
|
8 |
Chartered Tax Advisor Programme - Part One |
1,130.50 |
|
9 |
M.Sc in Economics |
7,449.00 |
|
10 |
M.Sc in Investment, Treasury & Banking - DCU |
7,597.00 |
|
11 |
Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis |
7,900.00 |
|
12 |
Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis |
2,500.00 |
|
13 |
Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis |
2,500.00 |
|
14 |
Professional Accountancy Examinations |
1,600.00 |
|
Total: |
44,382.00 |
The Department has completed 36 training programmes this year and has given training to 499 participants (please note some staff members may have participated in more than one training programme). The following training courses have been undertaken and are a mixture of internal and external training programmes:
|
No: |
Course Details |
Cost |
|
1 |
AP Leadership & Management Development Course |
€8,640.00 |
|
2 |
Microsoft Training Sessions |
€8,125.00 |
|
3 |
PMDS Information Session |
€0 |
|
4 |
FOI Training Course |
€0 |
|
5 |
Fiscal and Economics Conference, ‘Enabling a Growth Friendly Tax System’ |
* |
|
6 |
Lunch & Learn Seminars |
€0 |
|
7 |
Diploma in Tax Policy & Practice |
* |
|
8 |
Coaching SPS Programme |
* |
*Cost yet to be confirmed
In addition to the training programmes outlined above, it is envisaged that the following training courses will be held later this year:
|
Course Details |
|
Legislative Process Training in association with the AGO – discussion ongoing |
|
Public Financial Procedures Training in association with PER – discussion ongoing |
|
PMDS Performance Conversation Training |
|
Coaching Programme (proposal under development) |
|
Pilot Mentoring Programme |
|
Project Management Training Programme - Out to Tender |
|
Lunch and Learn Seminars – 7 planned |
