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Further Education and Training Programmes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Questions (850)

David Stanton

Question:

850. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the local training initiatives in operation in 2019 and 2020; the location and number of participants in each; his views on further developing the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/20]

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Local Training Initiatives (LTIs) are training and work experience programmes carried out in partnership with community and voluntary organisations. They provide a basis for the 16 Education and Training Boards to contract with community bodies to provide a service initiative in a locality where there are identified community needs. Training provision is intended to be sufficiently flexible to address the identified need for the initiative and is typically six to twelve months in duration. Training provision organised through this programme is not intended to be permanent and it is this aspect that gives Education and Training Boards the flexibility to use resources in the community in response to emerging needs.

LTI progammes enable local communities to carry out valuable and necessary projects of benefit to their communities, while training participants in areas related to the project work so that they can go on to gain employment or progress to further training. The LTI programme is focused on addressing the training needs of unemployed learners who are economically, socially, geographically or educationally disadvantaged. Learners are primarily between 18 and 35 years of age, with no formal qualifications or incomplete secondary level qualifications. LTIs provide participants with specific vocational skills, as well as broader general and ICT skills and work experience. The context of training delivery is focused on the progression of projects run by local community groups and for the benefit of the local community, which provides the opportunity for learners to apply their newly developed vocational skills in a work based context.

My Department is committed to the continuing development of Local Training Initiatives and the important services that they provide to learners within communities. I enclose attached details of locations relating to Local Training Initiatives delivered in 2019 and planned for 2020. In addition, the attached also contains details of the LTI reported number of beneficiaries for 2019 and the projected number for 2020.

Reported Beneficiary Numbers for Local Training Initiatives for 2019

ETB

Location

County/Postal District

Total Reported Beneficiaries for 2019

Cavan Town

Cavan

12

Bailieborough

Cavan

11

Cavan Town

Cavan

31

Cavan Town

Cavan

21

Castleblaney

Monaghan

19

Cavan and Monaghan ETB

Monaghan Town

Monaghan

30

Finglas

Dublin 11

3

Christchurch

Dublin 8

31

Great Strand Street

Dublin 1

19

North Richmond Street

Dublin 1

50

Beggars Bush Barricks

Dublin 4

23

Lr Sherrif Street

Dublin 1

15

City of Dublin ETB

South Earl Street

Dublin 8

8

Ballintemple

Cork City

7

Mitchelstown

Cork 

25

Mardyke

Cork City

28

Charleville

Cork

47

North Monastery Road

Cork City

33

Bishopstown

Cork City

31

Youghal

Cork 

22

Midleton

Cork 

38

Mahon

Cork City

15

Blarney

Cork 

35

Carrigaline

Cork 

44

Newmarket

Cork 

22

Macroom

Cork 

24

Ballyphehane

Cork City

12

Mallow

Cork 

21

Farranferris

Cork City

23

Blackrock

Cork City

11

Cork ETB

Gurranabraher

Cork City

14

Baldoyle

Dublin 13

53

Clondalkin

Dublin 22

61

Irishtown

Dublin 4

62

Lucan

Dublin

28

Tallaght

Dublin 24

14

Tallaght

Dublin 24

21

Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB

Sandyford

Dublin 18

32

Castlerea

Roscommon

32

Ballaghaderreen

Roscommon

40

Boyle

Roscommon

10

 Roscommon

Roscommon

4

Portumna

Galway

31

Castlerea

Roscommon

51

Strokestown

Roscommon

31

Galway and Roscommon ETB

Mervue

Galway

2

Kerry ETB

Tralee

Kerry

10

Arklow

Wicklow

14

Athy

Kildare

25

Lexlip

Kildare

8

Celbridge

Kildare

27

Newbridge

Kildare

30

Kildare and Wicklow ETB

Wicklow Town

Wicklow

42

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

42

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

32

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

16

Carlow Town

Carlow 

39

Carlow Town

Carlow 

36

Ferrybank

Kilkenny

36

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

24

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB

Ferrybank

Kilkenny

30

Birr

Offaly

25

Mountmellick

Laois

9

Portlaoise

Laois

10

Laois and Offaly ETB

Portlaoise

Laois

56

Kilmeedy

Limerick

40

Broadford

Limerick

23

Clarecastle

Clare

18

Limerick City

Limerick

48

Liskennet

Limerick

13

Limerick Clare ETB

Ennis

Clare

18

Athlone

Westmeath

15

Longford

Longford

11

Mullingar

Westmeath

43

Longford

Longford

15

Longford and Westmeath ETB

Longford

Longford

2

Dundalk

Louth

20

Drogheda

Louth

11

Dundalk

Louth

51

Drogheda

Louth

27

Drogheda

Louth

25

Dundalk

Louth

34

Dundalk

Louth

30

Louth and Meath ETB

Navan

Meath

65

Ballymote

Sligo

41

Drumshanbo

Leitrim

22

Erris

Mayo

10

Mayo Abbey

Mayo

27

Castlebar

Mayo

41

Mohill

Leitrim

29

Rossinver

Leitrim

22

Ballinrobe

Mayo

35

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB

Drumshanbo

Leitrim

25

Cahir

Tipperary

21

Carrick on Suir

Tipperary

13

Cashel

Tipperary

47

Tipperary Town

Tipperary

29

Littleton

Tipperary

30

Clonmel

Tipperary

52

Tipperary ETB

Cashel

Tipperary

23

Wexford Town

Wexford

32

Ballybeg

Waterford

47

Lisduggan

Waterford

43

Waterford City

Waterford

34

New Ross

Wexford

21

Ballyphilip

Waterford

27

Carriganore

Waterford

47

Courtown

Wexford

18

Gorey

Wexford

40

Kilmuckridge

Waterford

26

Lisduggan

Wexford

54

Gorey

Waterford

15

Waterford City

Waterford

24

Waterford City

Waterford

21

Dungarvan

Waterford

29

Johnstown

Waterford

28

Ballybeg

Waterford

23

Waterford and Wexford ETB

Dungarvan

Waterford

24

Projected Beneficiary Numbers for Local Training Initiatives Planned for 2020

ETB

Location

County/Postal District

Total Projected Beneficiaries for 2020

Cavan Town

Cavan

27

Balileborourgh

Cavan

21

Cavan Town

Cavan

4

Cavan Town

Cavan

22

Castleblaney

Monaghan

8

Cavan and Monaghan ETB

Monaghan Town

Monaghan

13

Christchurch

Dublin 8

40

Great Strand Street

Dublin 1

12

North Richmond Street

Dublin 1

59

Beggars Bush Barricks

Dublin 4

24

Lr Sherrif Street

Dublin 1

25

City of Dublin ETB

South Earl Street

Dublin 8

17

Ballintemple

Cork City

25

Mitchelstown

Cork

14

Mardyke

Cork City

24

Charleville

Cork

20

North Monastery Road

Cork City

13

Bishopstown

Cork

11

Youghal

Cork

6

Midleton

Cork

25

Blarney

Cork

42

Carrigaline

Cork

47

Newmarket

Cork City

28

Macroom

Cork

172

Ballyphehane

Cork City

12

Mallow

Cork

28

Cork ETB

Farranferris

Cork City

9

Baldoyle

Dublin 13

46

Clondalkin

Dublin 22

56

Irishtown

Dublin 4

62

Tallaght

Dublin 24

14

Tallaght

Dublin 24

43

Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB

Sandyford

Dublin 18

27

Castlerea

Roscommon

28

Ballaghaderreen

Roscommon

31

Boyle

Roscommon

8

Portumna

Galway

26

Castllerea

Roscommon

32

Strokestown

Roscommon

27

Galway and Roscommon ETB

Letterfrack

Galway

15

Kerry ETB

Tralee

Kerry

10

Athy

Kildare

11

Celbridge

Kildare

27

Kilcullen

Kildare

32

Kildare and Wicklow ETB

Wicklow Town

Wicklow

51

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

40

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

35

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

27

Carlow Town

Carlow 

46

Carlow Town

Carlow 

19

Ferrybank

Kilkenny

39

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny

32

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB

Ferrybank

Kilkenny

32

Banagher

Offaly

20

Birr

Offaly

20

Edenderry

Offaly

10

Portarlington

Laois

24

Portlaoise

Laois

12

Laois and Offaly ETB

Portlaoise

Laois

17

Kilmeedy

Limerick

32

Ballyhoura

Limerick

14

Broadford

Limerick

26

Limerick City

Limerick

42

Liskennet

Limerick

14

Limerick Clare ETB

Ennis

Clare

14

Athlone

Westmeath

13

Longford

Longford

16

Mullingar

Westmeath

30

Longford and Westmeath ETB

Longford

Longford

29

Dundalk

Louth

24

Dundalk

Louth

48

Dundalk

Louth

29

Drogheda

Louth

10

Dundalk

Louth

37

Dundalk

Louth

31

Louth and Meath ETB

Navan

Meath

56

Ballymote

Sligo

23

Drumshanbo

Leitrim

20

Enniscoe

Mayo

14

Erris

Mayo

10

Mayo Abbey

Mayo

27

Castlebar

Mayo

37

Mohill

Leitrim

25

Rossinver

Leitrim

19

Ballinrobe

Mayo

25

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB

Drumshanbo

Leitrim

22

Cahir

Tipperary

19

Cashel

Tipperary

46

Tipperary Town

Tipperary

28

Littleton

Tipperary

30

Clonmel

Tipperary

43

Tipperary ETB

Cashel

Tipperary

23

Wexford Town

Wexford

46

Ballybeg

Waterford

30

Lisduggan

Waterford

45

Waterford City

Waterford

82

New Ross

Wexford

14

Ballyphilip

Waterford

42

Carriganore

Waterford

72

Courtown

Wexford

54

Gorey

Wexford

60

Ramsgrange

Waterford

14

Kilmuckridge

Wexford

39

Lisduggan

Waterford

34

Waterford City

Waterford

24

Dungarvan

Waterford

28

Johnstown

Waterford

22

Waterford City

Waterford

20

Waterford and Wexford ETB

Dungarvan

Waterford

14

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