Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1992

Vol. 417 No. 1

Written Answers. - Civil Service Training Courses.

Gay Mitchell

Ceist:

222 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, in respect of his Department and of any Civil Service office under his aegis, (1) the number and grades of the full-time staff engaged in the staff training unit, (2) the nature, number and duration of the training courses given during 1991, (3) the grades catered for on these courses and the numbers in each grade who attended, (4) if he has any plans in relation to the development of the training unit, (5) the number of those who attended courses at the Civil Service Training Centre in each of the years 1989 to 1991 and (6) the number of staff who are paid a refund of, (a) full fees and (b) part fees in respect of attendance at educational courses leading to the award of degrees, certificates and other qualification; and if, in the case of (b) above he will further outline the percentage of the fee which is refunded and the way in which that percentage was determined.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Connell)

The equivalent of four full-time staff in the grades of higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical assistant are assigned to the training function in my Depatment. The detailed information requested by the Deputy in relation to the types of training courses held and the numbers who attended by grade, etc., is set out in the following tabular statement.

In late 1991 my Department invited the research division of the Institute of Public Administration, in collaboration with the Civil Service Training Centre, to undertake an analysis of the training and development needs of officers employed in the Department. The draft report of their findings was recently submitted to my Department where it is being examined with a view to drawing up an enhanced training and development programme.

A total of 34 staff claimed a refund of educational fees in 1991, 38 staff in 1990 and 23 staff in 1989. Fees were refunded in full in each of these cases.

Training Courses provided on an in-house basis by the Departments Training Unit in 1991

Course	Duration	Grade	Number
Staff Performance Review Workshop	1 hour	Executive Officer	54
		Higher Executive Officer	56
		Administrative Officer	3
		Assistant Principals	43
		Principal Officers	15
Personnel Unit Training Day	1 Day	Clerical Assistants	2
		Clerical Officer	1
		Executive Officer	4
		Higher Executive Officer	6
		Assistant Principal	3
		Principal Officer	2
Interpretation of Accounts	3 day	Executive Officer	3
		Higher Executive Officer	7
		Assistant Principals	2
Training Needs Analysis	4 × 1 Day Workshops	Executive Officers	25
		Higher Executive Officers	25
		Assistant Principals	25
		Principal Officers	12
Wordperfect	14 × 1 Day Courses	Clerical Assistants	25
		Clerical Officers	5
Lotus (Spreadsheets)	8 × 1 Day Courses	Staff Officers	2
		Executive Officers	16
		Higher Executive Officers	11
		Administrative Officers	3
		Assistant Principals	11
		Principal Officer	1
One to One I.T Training	21 × 1 hour sessions	Senior Managers	21

Civil Service Training Centre

Year	Number	Grade
1988	1	Principal Officer
	3	Assistant Principals
	3	Higher Executive Officers
	—
	7
1989	8	Higher Executive Officers
	1	Administrative Officers
	—
	9
1990	7	Principal Officers
	4	Assistant Principal Officers
	5	Higher Executive Officers
	1	Administrative Officers
	—
	17
1991	1	Assistant Secretary
	2	Principal Officers
	11	Assistant Principals
	6	Higher Executive Officers
	1	Medical Officer
	—
	22