This year the Government has doubled to over 130,000 the number of activation training and work experience places provided by FÁS in 2009. At the end of September 115,000 unemployed were currently participating (51,116) or had completed (64,171). The table attached shows the expenditure and the number of throughput recorded by FÁS 2007,2008 and the year to date 2009. Throughput is the number of participants who have begun a FÁS training programme.
Programme
|
Actual spend to date-Sep 2009
|
Places 2009
|
In training Sep 09
|
Throughput to date-Sep 2009
|
Actual spend 2008
|
Throughput 2008
|
Actual spend 2007
|
Throughput 2007
|
|
€m’s
|
|
|
|
€m’s
|
|
€m’s
|
|
Bridging Foundation Training
|
11.650
|
4,643
|
864
|
4,159
|
23.635
|
6,051
|
21.226
|
5,480
|
Return to Work Programme
|
1.186
|
855
|
78
|
531
|
3.004
|
801
|
2.773
|
777
|
Specific Skills Training
|
39.209
|
26,988
|
4,467
|
11,210
|
41.367
|
5,701
|
37.364
|
5,704
|
Traineeship
|
19.468
|
3,014
|
1,462
|
2,135
|
29.221
|
2,228
|
25.191
|
1,995
|
Community Training Centres
|
35.414
|
2,300
|
2,262
|
1,818
|
49.756
|
1,679
|
46.757
|
1,790
|
Local Training Initiatives
|
23.163
|
2,340
|
2,330
|
2,463
|
32.676
|
2,665
|
30.736
|
2,792
|
Specialist Training Providers
|
42.126
|
n.a.
|
1,898
|
1,266
|
55.191
|
1,444
|
52.009
|
1,503
|
Evening Courses
|
2.991
|
30,448
|
6,133
|
13,592
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
0
|
Online Learning
|
0.384
|
22,320
|
3,618
|
5,826
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
0
|
Short Time Working Training Programme
|
0.000
|
277
|
|
0
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
0
|
Technical Employment Support Grant
|
3.876
|
11,000
|
0
|
8,600
|
3.122
|
5,500
|
2.886
|
2,000
|
Redundant Apprenticeship Rotation scheme
|
1.971
|
|
488
|
158
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0
|
Work Placement Programme
|
|
2,000
|
32
|
0
|
0.000
|
0
|
|
0
|
Community Employment
|
272.752
|
22,780
|
22,726
|
7,494
|
377.512
|
30,292
|
357.505
|
29,913
|
Job Initiative
|
27.444
|
1,450
|
1,420
|
0
|
37.734
|
1,430
|
40.065
|
1,582
|
Wage Subsidy Scheme
|
7.470
|
0
|
978
|
98
|
9.428
|
106
|
7.610
|
108
|
Supported employment
|
6.436
|
0
|
2,360
|
0
|
8.574
|
0
|
8.254
|
0
|
Total all programmes
|
495.540
|
130,415
|
51,116
|
64,171
|
671.220
|
57,897
|
632.376
|
53,644
|