Education and Training Boards Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Ceisteanna (115)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details, including the course name of all education and training courses advertised for a training centre (details supplied), in County Donegal in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the maximum course intake versus the actual number of applicants each course received for each of these years in instances in which a course was advertised for the centre but was subsequently delivered at an alternative centre; the details of each such course; the reason for the decision to change the centre; the location of the centre in which the course was later delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

I have been informed by Donegal ETB that no courses were advertised for the Gaoth Dobhair centre which were subsequently delivered at an alternative centre. Donegal ETB also advised that any courses which were advertised and which did not receive sufficient numbers were either postponed or cancelled if a course proved to be  non-viable due to a lack of interest. However, the same course can be planned for a number of locations, to start at different times, but this does not mean that one course replaces another.

Donegal ETB has provided the attached list of courses offered at the Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre during 2017, 2018, and 2019, and the number of trainees who attended.

DAY COURSES FOR GWEEDORE 2017, 2018 and 2019

YEAR	COURSE	FROM	TO	NUMBER OF TRAINEES
2017	ECDL	20/02/2017	19/05/2017	4
	Welding	21/11/2016	14/04/2017	14
	Welding	08/05/2017	08/09/2017	14
	Welding	11/09/2017	19/01/2018	14
	Electrical Appr	05/12/2016	12/05/2017	14
	Electrical Appr	26/06/2017	24/11/2017	14
	Plumbing	06/02/2017	14/07/2017	14
	Plumbing	09/10/2017	16/03/2018	14
	Outdoor Activity	16/10/2017	07/09/2018	17
	Beauty Therapist	13/02/2017	16/02/2018	12
2018	Welding	19/02/2018	22/06/2018	14
	Welding	09/07/2018	09/11/2018	12
	Electrical Appr	15/01/2018	15/06/2018	14
	Electrical Appr	16/07/2018	14/12/2018	14
	Plumbing	16/04/2018	14/09/2018	14
	Outdoor Activity	17/09/2018	09/08/2019	18
	Healthcare Support	05/03/2018	11/01/2019	11
	Beauty Therapist	14/04/2018	19/04/2019	13
	Construction Skills	23/04/2018	07/09/2018	12
	Engineering Trship	15/10/2018	28/06/2019	12
2019	Welding	14/01/2019	17/05/2019	14
	Electrical Appr	07/01/2019	07/06/2019	14
	Plumbing	19/11/2018	03/05/2019	14
	Special Needs	04/02/2019	29/11/2019	14
Evening Courses
2017	OFTEC	23/01/2017	17/02/2017	7
	MIG Welding	14/02/2017	04/04/2017	8
2018	OFTEC	06/02/2018	12/05/2018	8
		17/09/2018	19/10/2018	6
2019	OFTEC	19/02/2019	23/03/2019	7
	Payroll	19/02/2019	01/06/2019	6