Springboard provides free, flexible reskilling and upskilling opportunities at higher education level for unemployed and previously self-employed people in areas of emerging skills needs. To be eligible for a place on a Springboard course a person must be unemployed, actively seeking employment, and be in receipt of one of the range of qualifying Social Protection payments, or be signing for credits or be previously self-employed. The tables below provide information on people in receipt of a one-parent family allowance who have engaged with Springboard from 2011 to date, broken down by number of applications, number of enrolments and course choices.
One-Parent Family PQ (20
th
Feb 2015)
Table One: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year
Calendar Year
|
Applications from people in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment
|
Enrolments from people in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment
|
2011
|
530
|
139
|
2012
|
720
|
196
|
2013
|
665
|
185
|
2014*
|
570
|
144
|
2015*
|
43
|
10
|
Overall
|
2,528
|
674
|
*Includes applications to full-time Springboard 2014 ICT conversion courses.
Table Two: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and course NFQ level
NFQ Level
|
Level 6
|
Level 7
|
Level 8
|
Level 9
|
Total
|
Applications 2011
|
122
|
127
|
175
|
106
|
530
|
Enrolments 2011
|
37
|
37
|
48
|
17
|
139
|
Applications in 2012
|
164
|
187
|
253
|
116
|
720
|
Enrolments in 2012
|
52
|
60
|
58
|
26
|
196
|
Applications in 2013
|
136
|
142
|
226
|
161
|
665
|
Enrolments in 2013
|
41
|
49
|
60
|
35
|
185
|
Applications in 2014
|
86
|
157
|
214
|
113
|
570
|
Enrolments in 2014
|
29
|
42
|
51
|
22
|
144
|
Applications in 2015
|
11
|
10
|
15
|
7
|
43
|
Enrolments in 2015
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
10
|
Table Three: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and skills sector
Skills Sector
|
Apps in 2011
|
Enrols 2011
|
Apps in 2012
|
Enrols in 2012
|
Apps in 2013
|
Enrols in 2013
|
Apps in 2014
|
Enrols in 2014
|
Apps in 2015
|
Enrols in 2015
|
Biopharma-Pharmachem
|
41
|
10
|
104
|
29
|
10
|
2
|
65
|
21
|
5
|
2
|
Construction/Green Economy
|
37
|
11
|
24
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Cross-enterprise/Management/Entrepreneurship
|
181
|
51
|
187
|
55
|
175
|
55
|
124
|
29
|
10
|
0
|
Food & Beverage
|
5
|
0
|
44
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
High-level Manufacturing
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
125
|
35
|
88
|
32
|
7
|
3
|
ICT
|
171
|
46
|
244
|
54
|
232
|
56
|
182
|
41
|
13
|
4
|
International Financial Services
|
71
|
15
|
80
|
25
|
61
|
22
|
52
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
Medical Devices
|
24
|
6
|
26
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
16
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Skills for Enterprise to Trade Internationally
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
8
|
49
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
Total
|
530
|
139
|
720
|
196
|
665
|
185
|
570
|
144
|
43
|
10
|
Table Four: One-Parent Family payment recipient applications and enrolments by calendar year and gender
Gender
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
Applications 2011
|
38
|
492
|
530
|
Enrolments 2011
|
10
|
129
|
139
|
Applications in 2012
|
57
|
663
|
720
|
Enrolments in 2012
|
14
|
182
|
196
|
Applications in 2013
|
36
|
629
|
665
|
Enrolments in 2013
|
8
|
177
|
185
|
Applications in 2014
|
40
|
530
|
570
|
Enrolments in 2014
|
9
|
135
|
144
|
Applications in 2015
|
2
|
41
|
43
|
Enrolments in 2015
|
1
|
9
|
10
|