Community Employment Schemes Data

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Questions (34)

Sandra McLellan

Question:

34. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently taking part in the community employment scheme for early childhood care and education. [25655/15]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection

At the end of May 2015, there were 1,423 Community Employment (CE) participants taking part in the dedicated childcare training programme at FETAC Level 5 (Early Childhood Care and Education). The process is not yet completed in the Dublin area.

This dedicated training programme is aimed at CE participants who are working directly with children. Overall, it has resulted in a re-structuring of CE childcare provision which will improve the career paths for participants who wish to pursue a career in childcare. These improvements provide a more tailored and valuable support to the provision of community childcare.