Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015
515. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the choices and uptake of Springboard courses for persons in receipt of one-parent family payments in 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [7944/15]
View answerSpringboard provides free, flexible reskilling and upskilling opportunities at higher education level for unemployed and previously self-employed people in areas of emerging skills needs. To be eligible for a place on a Springboard course a person must be unemployed, actively seeking employment, and be in receipt of one of the range of qualifying Social Protection payments, or be signing for credits or be previously self-employed. The tables below provide information on people in receipt of a one-parent family allowance who have engaged with Springboard from 2011 to date, broken down by number of applications, number of enrolments and course choices.
One-Parent Family PQ (20 th Feb 2015)
Table One: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year
|
Calendar Year |
Applications from people in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment |
Enrolments from people in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment |
|
2011 |
530 |
139 |
|
2012 |
720 |
196 |
|
2013 |
665 |
185 |
|
2014* |
570 |
144 |
|
2015* |
43 |
10 |
|
Overall |
2,528 |
674 |
*Includes applications to full-time Springboard 2014 ICT conversion courses.
Table Two: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and course NFQ level
|
NFQ Level |
Level 6 |
Level 7 |
Level 8 |
Level 9 |
Total |
|
Applications 2011 |
122 |
127 |
175 |
106 |
530 |
|
Enrolments 2011 |
37 |
37 |
48 |
17 |
139 |
|
Applications in 2012 |
164 |
187 |
253 |
116 |
720 |
|
Enrolments in 2012 |
52 |
60 |
58 |
26 |
196 |
|
Applications in 2013 |
136 |
142 |
226 |
161 |
665 |
|
Enrolments in 2013 |
41 |
49 |
60 |
35 |
185 |
|
Applications in 2014 |
86 |
157 |
214 |
113 |
570 |
|
Enrolments in 2014 |
29 |
42 |
51 |
22 |
144 |
|
Applications in 2015 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
43 |
|
Enrolments in 2015 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
Table Three: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and skills sector
|
Skills Sector |
Apps in 2011 |
Enrols 2011 |
Apps in 2012 |
Enrols in 2012 |
Apps in 2013 |
Enrols in 2013 |
Apps in 2014 |
Enrols in 2014 |
Apps in 2015 |
Enrols in 2015 |
|
Biopharma-Pharmachem |
41 |
10 |
104 |
29 |
10 |
2 |
65 |
21 |
5 |
2 |
|
Construction/Green Economy |
37 |
11 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cross-enterprise/Management/Entrepreneurship |
181 |
51 |
187 |
55 |
175 |
55 |
124 |
29 |
10 |
0 |
|
Food & Beverage |
5 |
0 |
44 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
High-level Manufacturing |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
125 |
35 |
88 |
32 |
7 |
3 |
|
ICT |
171 |
46 |
244 |
54 |
232 |
56 |
182 |
41 |
13 |
4 |
|
International Financial Services |
71 |
15 |
80 |
25 |
61 |
22 |
52 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
|
Medical Devices |
24 |
6 |
26 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Skills for Enterprise to Trade Internationally |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
8 |
49 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total |
530 |
139 |
720 |
196 |
665 |
185 |
570 |
144 |
43 |
10 |
Table Four: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and gender
|
Gender |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Applications 2011 |
38 |
492 |
530 |
|
Enrolments 2011 |
10 |
129 |
139 |
|
Applications in 2012 |
57 |
663 |
720 |
|
Enrolments in 2012 |
14 |
182 |
196 |
|
Applications in 2013 |
36 |
629 |
665 |
|
Enrolments in 2013 |
8 |
177 |
185 |
|
Applications in 2014 |
40 |
530 |
570 |
|
Enrolments in 2014 |
9 |
135 |
144 |
|
Applications in 2015 |
2 |
41 |
43 |
|
Enrolments in 2015 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
