Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
514. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she 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 her Department. [34567/13]
View answerThe Department is committed under its Learning and Development Strategy to provide opportunities for the education and development of its staff. The Department recognises that investment in learning leads to improved performance and productivity, increased employee engagement and better customer service.
Business areas offer development opportunities to staff through internal training, courses delivered externally or the Refund of Fees scheme.
From 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013, staff attended 96 different external course types at a cost of €300,387.
The Department also operates the Refund of Fees scheme to encourage staff to pursue higher educational achievement outside of normal business hours. The scheme operates within the parameters of Department of Finance Circular 23/07. In the 2012-2013 academic year, 97 staff will participate in the scheme resulting in a total cost, when all fees are refunded, of €233,947.
|
Training method |
Cost for academic year 2012/2013 |
|
External training |
€300,387 |
|
Refund of Fees |
€233,947 |
The full list of courses under both external training and the Refund of Fees scheme for the period in question are listed in Tables 1 and 2.
Table 1
External Courses: 1 September to 30 June 2013
|
Course |
Effectiveness |
|
Absence Management |
Measuring the Effectiveness of Training |
|
Accounting Procedures |
Media Skills |
|
Administering Team Foundation Server 2010 |
Mediation Training |
|
Advanced Access |
Money Skills - Lunchtime Talks |
|
Agewise |
MS Office User Specialist |
|
Agile Data Warehouse Design |
MS TechEd |
|
Agile Methodologies |
MS VISIO 2010 |
|
Agile Project Management |
Requirements Engineering |
|
Agile Project Management Seminar |
IT Project Management |
|
Business Process Improvement |
Non Violent Crisis Instructor |
|
C# Programming Introduction |
Management Training |
|
C# Programming |
Occupational First Aid Course |
|
Certificate in Leadership in the Public Sector |
Outlook Personal Productivity |
|
Clear and Critical Thinking |
Pensions Training |
|
Computing |
Plain English Seminar Training |
|
Configuring Windows & Training |
Plain English Writing |
|
Configuring Windows 8 |
Planning for retirement |
|
Conflict Management |
PO Leadership & Competency Devpt |
|
Courtroom Skills |
PQ Process |
|
Custom SharePoint 2010 |
Procurement in Public Sector |
|
DCCM Training |
Programming Introduction |
|
Deaf Awareness |
Programming with C# |
|
Developing Research Outputs |
Project Management |
|
Developing Web Apps Using VS 2008 |
Project Management & Engineering Agile Project Course |
|
Dispute Resolution |
Agile Project Course |
|
ECDL CTP Training Programme |
Project Management for Team Members |
|
Editing Skills |
Public Financial Management |
|
Effective Interviewing Skills |
Quality in Social Research |
|
Energy Conservation |
Rent Supplement |
|
EU Presidency Training |
Requirements Engineering Course |
|
Excel Intermediate Training |
Risk Based Auditing/Planning |
|
Facilitation Skills Training |
Safe Pass System Training |
|
First aid |
Safety Representative |
|
Freedom of Information |
Scoping and Delivering IT Projects |
|
Future of HR in Public Sector |
Senior Management Training |
|
Gaeilge (FETAC) Course |
SharePoint 2010 |
|
Health and Safety |
SQL Training |
|
IDEA |
Team Building Training Course |
|
IIA/ FAP Conference |
Train the Trainer |
|
ILM Certificate in Leadership |
Training Needs Analysis |
|
InDesign Pro Skills |
VDU Assessor Training |
|
Industry Matters Conference |
Visio Professional 2010 Customised Course |
|
Intro. to Programming(2667A) |
Web Design Training |
|
Introduction to Corepay |
Web Design with XHTML |
|
Introduction To Internal Audit |
Workplace Dis Man Programme |
|
Leadership |
Writing for the Web |
|
Lean Six Sigma for Public Sector |
XML Design & Build |
|
Working successfully within Team Training |
Table 2
Refund of Fees: Academic year 2012/2013
|
Course |
|
|
Accounting |
Information systems & management |
|
Adult guidance |
Information technology |
|
Adult learning & development |
Irish |
|
Applied social research |
Irish law |
|
Arts |
IT |
|
Business administration |
Law |
|
Business management HRM |
Leadership & Management |
|
Business studies |
Personal and professional development |
|
Business/commerce |
Psychology |
|
Computer science |
Psychology & social science |
|
Computing & IT |
Psychology/counselling |
|
Counselling & psychotherapy |
Public accounts |
|
ECDL |
Public management |
|
Forensic accounting |
Science in IT management |
|
Human Resource Management |
Social science |
|
Humanities |
Statistics |
|
Inclusion/disability studies |
Training and continuing education |
|
Information systems |
Women/gender/society |
