I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 115 together.
The Information requested by the Deputy is contained in a number of tables.
Courses and Programme
|
Costs €
|
Number of People
|
Post Graduate
|
25,558
|
4
|
Graduate
|
19,760
|
7
|
Certificates/Diplomas
|
2,140
|
2
|
Language Training
|
2,840
|
5
|
Leadership Development Programme
(MAC, POs, APs)
|
26,250
|
45
|
Management Development***
|
1,130
|
6
|
Managing, Motivating and Coaching Staff
|
825
|
3
|
Retirement Planning
|
No Charge
|
3
|
Procurement and Oracle *
|
No Charge
|
19
|
Lotus Notes WSPMS *
|
No Charge
|
21
|
Social Policy and Economic Reform Workshop*
|
No Charge
|
10
|
Programme for Government Office Workshop*
|
No Charge
|
14
|
The PQ Process*
|
No Charge
|
17
|
Manual Handling**
|
No Charge
|
20
|
First Aid Refresher**
|
No Charge
|
3
|
IT Skills
|
1,990
|
19
|
Management Development
|
495
|
1
|
Public Speaking
|
295
|
1
|
SMART Reading
|
4,500
|
30
|
Freedom of Information for Decision Makers x 2
|
2,400
|
37
|
Total
|
88,183
|
267
|
*Training Workshops Facilitated by DOT members of staff with expertise in these areas.
** This training was provided free of charge by the OPW.
*** This training programme was provided in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food and costs were shared between the two Departments
A reduction in the 2013/14 academic year training and development expenditure of my Department would be as follows:
2013/14 Spend
|
Less 5%
|
Less 7%
|
Less 10%
|
Less 12%
|
Less 15%
|
Less 17%
|
Less 20%
|
88,183
|
83,774
|
82,010
|
79,364
|
77,601
|
74,955
|
73,192
|
70,546
|
Saving
|
4,409
|
6,173
|
8,819
|
10,582
|
13,228
|
14,991
|
17,637
|