Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2012
189 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider asking the Chartered Institute of Logistics in Transport which administers the transport management CPC governing the educational requirement for those wishing to become transport managers to address the lack of course providers based in Sligo and the fact that there was no course provided there in the past two years (details supplied). [28819/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, which is responsible for overseeing the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) course and examination, that demand for the CPC has fallen by 67% since 2005. The number sitting exams in the country in 2011 was 402, and in 2010 was 517, spread over three exam sessions per year. Demand per region is therefore quite low — in Sligo in particular, there were 7 candidates in total for the examination in 2010 and 4 candidates in 2011. Despite the low numbers, I understand these candidates had their courses provided in Sligo, at times which suited them. This year to date there are no candidates in Sligo for the CPC examination.
Given the relatively low numbers of candidates generally, it is not possible for every town to have its own resident course provider. The current service for Sligo is provided by a person based in Galway, and I understand that the Institute is satisfied that the CPC course service currently provided for the Sligo region is suitable to meet the demand there.
