I have provided in tabular format (at end November 2014) a list of education, training, and internship and activation schemes for recipients of a jobseeker's payment, and the number of persons attending each scheme.
It is to be noted that the number of people involved in such programmes is largely unchanged over the period 2012-2015.
These participants are not necessarily all former recipients of jobseekers’ payments; a minority of those involved may have qualified to participate because of receipt of other payments (for example, Disability Allowance or a lone parents’ payment).
Participants on these programmes may be categorised as employed, or in education/training, or engaged in an internship, depending on the nature of the specific programme involved. All are, however, excluded from the Live Register whilst participating in the programme.
ACTIVATION PROGRAMMES
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Number of participants**
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Back to Work schemes
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|
Back to work allowance scheme - employee strand
|
5
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Back to work enterprise allowance scheme - self-employed strand
|
11009
|
Short-term enterprise allowance
|
492
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Total
|
11506
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Other Activation programmes
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|
Other activation programmes - DSP part-time job incentive
|
393
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Other activation programmes - TUS - community work placement initiative
|
7860
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Other activation programmes - JobBridge
|
6742
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Total
|
14995
|
Back to Education courses
|
|
Back to education courses - vocational training opportunities scheme (VTOS)
|
5000
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Back to education courses - back to education allowance (BTEA)
|
22714
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Total
|
27714
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Other schemes/training
|
|
Community employment schemes (excluding supervisors)
|
23035
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FAS full time training for unemployed people
|
8910
|
TOTAL ACTIVATION PROGRAMMES
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86160
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** As at end November 2014