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Departmental Staff Training

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (614)

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

614. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38488/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

My Department supports the development of staff to better serve the business needs of the Department through direct provision of training courses, support for staff studying business relevant academic courses primarily in their own time, and supporting attendance at relevant seminars and conferences. Details of expenditure on education and training in 2011 and in 2012 (to end April) are shown in the following table.

2011 – Full Year

Training Courses

Course Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

Access Officer Training

€280.00

1

€280.00

Advanced Excel

€1,540

17

€90.59

All Office 2010 Conversion Training

€7,160.19

306

€23.40

Anti-Money Laundering

€120.00

1

€120.00

Business Continuity

€790.00

2

€395.00

Business Process Improvement

€3,680.00

4

€920.00

CFR Instructor Update Training Course

€2,175.00

2

€1,087.50

Combating Corruption in the EU

€100.00

1

€100.00

Communication & Assertiveness

€3,499.96

17

€205.88

Customer Service

€920.00

10

€92.00

Data Protection

€545.00

1

€545.00

Effective Meeting Skills

€1,699.70

15

€113.31

Effective Writing Skills

€900.00

8

€112.50

Employment Law

€850.00

1

€850.00

Evac Chair Training

€550.20

7

€78.60

Fire Warden Training

€712.35

15

€47.49

Gaeleagras - Gaelchultur

€480.00

2

€240.00

Group Accounting

€670.00

1

€670.00

Intermediate Excel

€1,094.98

15

€73.00

Intermediate Word

€364.96

8

€45.62

Intermediate/Advanced Word

€384.99

3

€128.33

Interview Preparation Skills

€750.00

1

€750.00

Italian Level 1 & 2

€400.00

1

€400.00

Judicial Review

€245.00

1

€245.00

Mediation Training

€3,750.00

1

€3,750.00

Occupational First Aid refresher training

€600.00

9

€66.67

Occupational First Aid training course

€900.00

5

€180.00

Office 2010 Conversion Training

€940.91

30

€31.36

Persuasion & the Achievement of Public Goals

€1,200

7

€171.43

Powerpoint

€364.96

8

€45.62

Preparing Tenders

€790.00

2

€395.00

Presentation Skills

€2,450.00

14

€175.00

Public Law Update

€295.00

1

€295.00

Publisher Training

€549.96

6

€91.66

Short course on Long Documents

€581.39

65

€8.94

Tailored Excel

€384.96

16

€24.06

Train the Trainer

€1,500.00

2

€750.00

White Collar Crime

€180.00

1

€180.00

Workforce Planning

€450.00

3

€150.00

Writing for the Web

€590.00

2

€295.00

TOTAL Training Courses

€45,439.51

612

€74.24

Academic Courses

Course Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

Certificate in Audit Skills

€4,800.00

1

€4,800.00

Certificate in 1st Line Management

€1,950.00

1

€1,950.00

Certificate in Public Management

€1,390.00

1

€1,390.00

Certificate in Civil Service & State Agency Studies

€6,050.10

7

€864.30

Certificate in District Court Advocacy

€2,320.00

2

€1,160.00

Diploma in Arbitration

€5,750.00

1

€5,750.00

Diploma in Civil Service & State Agency Studies

€5,965.00

5

€1,193.00

Diploma in Computer Studies

€4,190.00

1

€4,190.00

Diploma in Legal Studies

€5,962.16

2

€2,981.08

Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting

€9,000.00

2

€4,500.00

Diploma in Project Management

€2,500.00

1

€2,500.00

Diploma in Public Management

€8,460.00

3

€2,820.00

Higher Diploma in Public Management

€2,500.00

1

€2,500.00

Diploma in Public Procurement

€2,835.00

1

€2,835.00

BA in Business Management

€2,465.00

1

€2,465.00

BA in Human Resources Management

€8,856.25

3

€2,952.08

BBS in Human Resources Management

€5,960.00

2

€2,980.00

BA in Law

€3,705.00

2

€1,852.50

BA in Law (Hons)

€2,000.00

1

€2,000.00

LLB (Hons) in Irish Law

€4,900.00

1

€4,900.00

LLB in Irish Law

€3,950.00

1

€3,950.00

LLB in Law

€2,875.00

1

€2,875.00

BA in Management Law

€2,500.00

1

€2,500.00

BA in Management Practice

€3,800.00

1

€3,800.00

BA in Public Management

€9,950.00

5

€1,990.00

BSc in Information Systems

€9,365.00

2

€4,682.50

BSc in Business Information Systems

€2,400.00

1

€2,400.00

Masters in Business

€3,090.00

1

€3,090.00

MSc in Digital Investigations

€3,300.00

1

€3,300.00

MSc in Management

€7,950.00

2

€3,975.00

MSc in Management of Information Systems

€4,077.00

1

€4,077.00

Masters in Public Management

€10,209.00

2

€5,104.50

MBA in Project Management

€4,750.00

1

€4,750.00

TOTAL Academic Courses

€159,774.51

59

€2,708.04

Seminars/Conferences

Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

A New Era for Public Procurement in Ireland

€737.16

3

€245.72

Annual Public Sector Conference

€750.00

3

€250.00

Attendance at Seminar

€60.00

1

€60.00

Business Continuity Planning - Disaster Recovery

€300.00

2

€150.00

Charges for Departments Strategy Conference

€2,901.80

1

€2,901.80

Cloud Computing in Ireland

€248.50

1

€248.50

Corporate Governance Conference

€369.00

1

€369.00

Directors Responsibilities Conference

€210.00

2

€105.00

Dublin Regional Seminar

€105.00

3

€35.00

Effectiveness of Training

€295.00

1

€295.00

Employment Law Conference

€796.50

3

€265.50

Employment Rights Conference

€1,750.00

7

€250.00

ERA Annual Conference

€474.00

1

€474.00

Essentials of Employment Law

€475.00

1

€475.00

Future of State Assets

€235.95

1

€235.95

Good Governance Conference

€300.00

3

€100.00

Irish Corporate Law Forum Seminar

€2,369.35

19

€124.70

Innovation in Delivering Public Services

€235.95

1

€235.95

Internal Audit Group

€35.00

1

€35.00

IPA National Conference

€1,053.00

6

€175.50

IRN Annual Conference

€1,580.00

5

€316.00

IT Security Seminar

€150.00

1

€150.00

Judicial Review, Administrative Decisions & Statutory Appeals

€530.00

2

€265.50

Masterclass in Public Policy

€750.00

1

€750.00

Morale & Motivation

€211.75

1

€211.75

Public Sector Reform

€235.95

1

€235.95

Social Media in Government & Public Sector

€750.00

4

€187.50

State Aid Seminar

€967.50

1

€967.50

TOTAL Seminars/Conferences

€18,876.41

77

€245.15

TOTAL on Education and Training 2011

€224,090.43

748

€299.59

2012 – to end April*

Training Courses

Course Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

Business Process Improvement

€920.00

1

€920.00

CPD Training

€2,000.00

2

€1,000.00

Draft Companies Bill

€720.00

3

€240.00

Employment Litigation

€1,700.00

4

€425.00

Dooley

€1,700.00

4

€425.00

Facilitation Skills

€849.96

9

€94.44

Freedom of Information

€1,500.00

10

€150.00

HEO Management Course

€2,324.76

9

€258.31

Introduction to Excel

€374.99

7

€53.57

Negotiation Skills

€3,000.04

35

€85.72

One to One Excel

€192.50

1

€192.50

Safe Pass

€90.00

1

€90.00

Short Course on Pivot Tables

€192.47

19

€10.13

White Collar Crime

€2,800.00

2

€1,400.00

Working Smarter with Lotus Notes

€577.48

23

€25.11

Writing Skills

€900.00

12

€75.00

TOTAL Training Courses

€19,842.20

142

€139.73

Academic Courses

Course Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

BA (Hons) Business Information Systems

€2,750.00

1

€2,750.00

BA (Hons) in Business Management

€2,500.00

1

€2,500.00

BA (Hons) in Social Science DBS

€1,720.00

1

€1,720.00

BA in Law

€5,500.00

3

€1,833.33

BA in Management Practice

€3,800.00

1

€3,800.00

BA in Public Management Limerick IT

€4935.00

2

€2,467.50

Bachelor of Arts

€2,820.00

1

€2,820.00

Bachelor of Arts in Business Management

€2,750.00

1

€2,750.00

Bachelor of Business

€1,500.00

1

€1,500.00

Diploma Company Law

€1,250.00

1

€1,250.00

Diploma in Legal Studies Griffith College

€984.24

1

€984.24

LLB (Hons) in Irish Law

€4,187.50

1

€4,187.50

MA in HR Management

€5,000.00

1

€5,000.00

Postgrad Diploma Employment Law

€4,600.00

1

€4,600.00

Postgrad Diploma in Public Management

€5,000.00

1

€5,000.00

Professional Diploma in Employment Law

€9,200.00

2

€4,600.00

Reimburse fees LL.B in Irish Law from Independent Colleges

€300.00

1

€300.00

Reimburse tuition fees for Economic Policy Studies Trinity

€122.00

1

€122.00

TOTAL Academic Courses

€58,918.74

22

€2,678.12

Seminars/Conferences

Title

Total cost

Number of participants

Cost per participant

A new era for data protection

€790.28

4

€197.57

Annual Commercial Law update

€150.00

1

€150.00

Annual Conference

€385.00

2

€192.50

Annual Conference on European Labour Law

€426.60

1

€426.60

Company Secretary Seminar

€395.00

1

€395.00

Draft Companies Bill

€2,400.00

10

€240.00

Effective Training Needs Analysis

€395.00

1

€395.00

European Law Conference

€225.00

1

€225.00

Fundamentals of Euro Claim Drafting

€972.65

1

€972.65

IRN Annual Conference

€2,759.94

9

€306.66

ISEL Seminar on Competition Amendment

€40.00

2

€20.00

Key developments in Corporate Governance Policy & Practice

€220.00

2

€110.00

Legal Costs Seminar

€140.00

1

€140.00

Legal Discovery

€236.00

1

€236.00

Seminar on European Competition Law

€588.60

1

€588.60

Variations to Marketing Authorisations

€504.44

1

€504.44

TOTAL Seminars/Conferences

€10,628.51

39

€272.53

TOTAL on Education and Training 2012 – to end April*

€89,389.45

203

€440.34

*Approved training is funded via the Department’s Learning and Development Unit. Most training is also arranged by that Unit. However, some training is arranged directly by Offices of the Department and IT training is arranged by the Department’s ICT Unit. Data for training arranged by Offices/ICT Unit is currently available to end-April 2012.

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