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Human Capital Investment Operational Programme (2007- 2013) Upskilling the Workforce - No.: ESF 1.3

Progress Report on Back to Education Initiative (Part-time)

January to December 2009

1. Activity description

The overall aim of the BTEI (Part-time Programme) is to increase the participation of young people and adults with less than upper second level education in a range of learning opportunities. Therefore a high priority is to target individuals and groups that experience particular and acute barriers and are more difficult to engage in the formal learning process, for example people with a disability, Travellers, homeless people and lone parents. The Back to Education Initiative (Part-time) comprises two strands:

Formal Strand (33 VECs and 18 Secondary, Special and Community and Comprehensive Schools)

Community Strand (There is a commitment to reserve 10% of all places approved annually for course provision in community groups and organisations. In 2009, a total of 45 groups received budget allocations).

The BTEI offers part-time provision of up to 400 hours per year, leading to certification through the National Framework of Qualifications, at FETAC Levels 1-6. The aim is to facilitate adults’ access, transfer and progression to other education or employment pathways. The Initiative is designed to complement other Further Education provision funded by the Department of Education and Science, such as Adult Literacy, Youthreach and Traveller Programmes, VTOS and Post Leaving Certificate Courses.

2. Significant Changes in the Operating Environment

2.1 As reported in 2008, the downturn in the Irish economy has led to extensive job losses particularly in the construction industry, traditional manufacturing, retail/sales and clerical and admin positions and this rise in unemployment has impacted particularly on low skilled workers. Irish Government policy on skills development, as well as the European Commission Action Plan on Adult Learning, highlights the need for upskilling adults with low levels of education and training. Providers continue to report much increased demand for provision, particularly from the recently unemployed and those facing redundancy or reduced working hours. Greater numbers of young people are also seeking access to education and training as a result of the changes in social welfare payments for those under 18. Many providers are reporting that demand for part-time provision greatly outstrips supply. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that unemployed participants may prioritize part-time provision in order to access or retain part-time temporary employment when it becomes available. In this regard, closer operational links between education and training providers and D/SFA are crucial, in order to optimize opportunities for participants. An increased amount of provision is taking place on an inter-agency basis, initiated in conjunction with statutory agencies such as D/SFA and FÁS, as well as local community interests. Many providers have also emphasized that short-term educational interventions are counterproductive if more substantial progression opportunities are not subsequently available.


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Providers also continue to stress the complexity of work with highly marginalised people who may now be further isolated because of new demand for provision from those who have recently become unemployed. 2.2 Under the National Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016 published in June 2006, priority was given to expanding the Back to Education Initiative (Part Time) by 2,000 places by 2009 (from a base of 8000 places in 2006). It was also intended to adopt measures to monitor and evaluate progress within the Initiative. The national budget allocation for 2009 was €18,000,000 which provided for the approval of 9000 places. 2.3 The new awards at Levels 1 and 2 on the National Framework of Qualifications have particular relevance for a key target group within BTEI, people with disabilities. However the validation of new programmes at these levels has been delayed because of industrial relations issues. 2.4 Industrial relations issues also impacted on the number of participants receiving accreditation for programmes completed during 2009, as a significant number of portfolios were not presented for the November assessment schedule because of these difficulties.

2.5 The current moratorium on recruitment or replacement of staff in the public service is also reducing the capacity of the service to strategise and deliver.

3. Commentary on Activity-related Progress

Five development projects designed to address some of the recommendations outlined in the BTEI Discussion Document circulated in October 2006 by the Further Education Section of the Department of Education and Science were completed and disseminated during 2009. In each case the intention was to produce practical guidelines of relevance to practitioners. The projects are as follows:

Certification Matters: Guidelines to Support Certification Outcomes through Back to Education Initiative Funded Programmes.

Delivering Accredited Programmes to Learners with Disabilities: Guidelines for Facilitating the Successful Delivery of Back to Education Initiative Funded Programmes to Learners with Disabilities.

Widening Participation in Adult Learning: Guidelines for Effective Planning and Delivery of Back to Education Initiative Outreach Provision.

Promoting Access and Progression in Adult Learning: Guidelines to Enhance Cooperation between Back to Education Initiative and Adult Literacy Service Programmes.

Increasing Men’s Participation in Adult Learning: Guidelines to Enhance Men’s Engagement with Back to Education Initiative Funded Programmes.

Copies of the guidelines may be accessed under the Back to Education Initiative at www.education.ie


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A further project has developed curriculum guidelines to support providers to implement a foundation programme at NFQ Level 3, leading to a full award at this level. Further work on this project will take place during 2010.

4. Progress in relation to Physical Indicators and Targets

Data for this report in relation to the three indicators concerning the BTEI (Part-time) set out in the Activity Implementation Plan has been drawn from the Implementation Reports submitted by providers for the period January to December 2009 (reports from 33 VECs, 18 Non-VEC Schools and reports from 44 of the 45 Community Groups which were funded). . The Participant Details Form, which is completed by course participants, is the primary source of the data at local level. In the absence of a Further Education Management Information System (FEMIS), which would enable the collection and collation of data in electronic format, it is noted that a number of providers return incomplete or inaccurate reports. Data in relation to the BTEI (Part-time Options) is presented for both the Border Midlands and West (BMW) Region and the South and East (S & E) Region. Unless otherwise specified, it is inclusive of both the Formal Strand and the Community Strand. NUTS III Activity Indicator Report for reporting period January to December 2009 4.1 Participants

Activity: Upskilling the Workforce – Back to Education Initiative (Part-time)

Indicator Used: Number of Participants

Region Total Participants

Male Female

Border Region 3443 996 2447

Midland Region 3553 939 2614

West Region 2976 826 2150

BMW Total 9972 2761 7211

South East Region 3849 1087 2762

Mid East Region 2075 552 1523

Dublin Region 4971 1456 3515

South West Region 4095 1180 2915

Mid West Region 3232 1049 2183

SAE Total 18,222 5324 12,898

National (BMW + SAE) 28,194 100%

8,085 29%

20,109 71%

In total there were 28,194 participants in courses under the BTEI (Part-time) in 2009, of which 71% were women and 29% were men. This reflects an increase of 1,090 on the position in 2008 (27,104 participants).


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The participation rate of men had shown a marginal increase from 2007 to 2008 (from 23% to 24%). The participation rate of men at 29% for 2009 is a significant increase, representing an additional 1,628 male participants (from 6,457 in 2008 to 8,085 in 2009). This higher proportion of male participants may reflect the increasing demand for further education and training provision by newly unemployed men. It is also likely that it reflects providers’ specific efforts to address the previously low rate of male participation, drawing on the guidelines published in 2009, Increasing Men’s Participation in Adult Learning: Guidelines to Enhance Men’s Engagement with Back to Education Initiative Funded Programmes 2,304 (8%) of the total number of participants were accommodated under the Community Strand (ref. Appendix 1: Table 2).

4.2 Certification


Indicator Used: Number of Participants completing with Certification


Male Female




BMW Total 4554 1122 3432






SAE Total 7644 1718 5926


2,840 23%

9,358 77%

The table shows that 43% (12,198) of all participants achieved certification during 2009. This is an increase from the position of 37% (10,045) of participants having achieved certification during 2008. Of those who achieved certification 23% (2,840) were men and this is an increase from the position at end 2008 which showed that of those who achieved certification 18% were men.

The overall increase in certification rates may reflect strategies being implemented by providers to support participants achieve positive outcomes, as promoted in Certification


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Matters: Guidelines to Support Certification Outcomes through Back to Education Initiative Funded Programmes.

Table 13 in Appendix 1 presents details of the awards (component/full award) achieved by participants. Approximately 29% of awards were in respect of FETAC Level 3 single modules, 22% for FETAC Level 4 single modules and 36% for FETAC Level 5 single modules. Table 12 in Appendix 1 identifies that work in respect of 20,244 awards was completed in 2009 while certification was achieved in respect of 16,107 awards (component/full awards). Industrial relations issues in some VECs resulted in portfolios not being presented for assessment in November. It is considered that this difficulty has impacted on the overall number of awards achieved through BTEI in 2009. 4.3 Progression


Indicator Used: Number of Participants progressing to full-time employment/further education/training


Male Female




BMW Total 2843 619 2224






SAE Total 3748 955 2793

National (BMW + SAE) 6591 100%

1574 24%

5017 76%

Note: Details of progression outcomes were not reported in respect of an additional 4789 participants – re. Appendix 1, Table 15.

The table demonstrates that 23% (6,591) of participants progressed to employment or further education/training. Table 15 in Appendix 1 shows that 20% (5,713) of all participants progressed to other education provision, while 3% (878) progressed to full-time/part-time employment.

In addition to the 6,591 participants who progressed to employment or further education/training, a further 10,964 were reported as continuing courses from 2009 into 2010 (re. Table 14, Appendix 1). This reflects the part-time, flexible nature of provision offered under the Back to Education Initiative.


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In the absence of a Further Education Management Information System (FEMIS), the collection and management of data that tracks learning outcomes and participants’ progression is challenging for providers. It is intended to review the data collected on progression during 2010 with a view to providing clarification to providers on this issue. Additional information (gender disaggregated) in relation to the BTEI Part-time is presented in Appendix 1 as follows:

1. Formal Strand: No. of Participants (BMW/S&E) 2. Community Strand: No. of Participants (BMW/S&E) 3. Age Profile of Participants 4. Participants classified by BTEI (Part-time) Funding Categories 5. Profile of Target Groups 6. Profile of Funding Categories of Target Groups 7. Profile of Economic / Employment Status 8. Duration of Unemployment prior to entry 9. Duration of Not in Labour Market prior to entry 10. Profile of Education Levels on Entry 11. Profile of Additional Supports 12. Profile of Component / Full Awards Completed 13. Profile of Component / Full Awards Achieved 14. No. of Participants continuing in BTEI (Part-time) 2009 to 2010 15. Data on Progression from BTEI (Part-time) 16. Education Levels of Participants who Left Early 17. Data on Reasons Participants left Early

5. Progress with regard to expenditure

Table 1 – Expenditure for the Reporting Period 01/01/2009-31/12/2009

EHRDOP €m

Total Programme

Forecast

Total Programme

spend

Expenditure as % of forecast

Total co- financed

spend

EU Social Funds

National Public

Co-financed

Private Co-financed

Source of information within financial tables

Column

Column Column Column Column

Region

Dublin 4.230 N/A 3.158 1.200 1.958 0.00

South East 2.347 N/A 1.752 0.666 1.086 0.00

Mid East 1.381 N/A 1.031 0.392 0.639 0.00

Mid West 1.948 N/A 1.454 0.553 0.902 0.00

South West 2.046 N/A 1.527 0.580 0.947 0.00

SAE Total 1.316 11.952 908% 8.923 3.391 5.532 0.00

Border 2.182 N/A 1.629 0.619 1.010 0.00

Midland 1.358 N/A 1.014 0.385 0.629 0.00

West 1.814 N/A 1.354 0.515 0.840 0.00

BMW Total 3.947 5.354 136% 3.997 1.519 2.478 0.00

National (BMW + SAE)

5.263 17.306 329% 12.920 4.910 8.011 0.00

In relation to the figures included in Table 1 above, note:


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Total co-financed spend amounts are estimated by calculating the percentage of Total

Programme spend that is eligible for co-financing. The percentage applied is based on

the 2008 claim amounts as a percentage of the 2008 Total programme spend. The EU

Social Funds amount is at the revised activity aid rate of 38%. Table 2 – Cumulative Expenditure since January 2007 (€m)

EHRDOP €m

Total Programme

Forecast

Total Programme

spend

Expenditure as % of forecast

Total co- financed

spend

EU Structural

Funds

National Public Co-

financed

Private Co-financed

Source of information within financial tables

Column

Column Column Column Column

Region

Dublin 13.087 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

South East 7.168 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Mid East 4.294 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Mid West 6.033 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

South West 6.555 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

SAE Total 13.028 37.135 285% 28.984 8.840 21.144 0.00

Border 6.465 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Midland 4.335 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

West 5.418 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

BMW Total 25.000 16.218 65% 11.825 3.645 8.180 0.00

National (BMW + SAE)

38.028 53.353 140% 40.808 12.485 28.324 0.00

In relation to the figures included in Table 2 above, note:

Total Co-financing spend for the period 01/01/2007-31/12/2008 are the actual claim

amounts submitted. The EU Structural Funds amount is at original activity aid rate.

Total co-financed spend amounts for the period 01/01/2009-31/12/2009 are

estimated by calculating the percentage of Total Programme spend that is eligible for

co-financing. The percentage applied is based on the 2008 claim amounts as a

percentage of the 2008 Total programme spend. The EU Structural Funds amount is at

the revised activity aid rate.

It is anticipated that the actual claim amounts for the period 01/01/2009-3/12/2009

will be available for the Autumn 2010 Monitoring Committee meeting.

6. Data On Participants In Programme Activity Implementation Plan (Commission Implementing Regulation 1828/2006 - Annex XXIII)

6.1 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR (People entering, those leaving, carry-over from one year to the next)

Male: Female: Total:

Entrants: 8,085 20,109 28,194

Leaving (Progressed to employment/further education/training ref. Tables 15, Appendix 1)

2,823 8,557 11,380

Left Early 927 1,834 2,761

Carry-over to next year (re. Table 14, Appendix 1) 3,085 7,879 10,964


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6.2 BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS BY GENDER


Participants: 8,085 29%

20,109 71%

28,194 100%

6.3 BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS ACCORDING TO STATUS IN THE LABOUR MARKET Male: Female: Total:

Total Employed (total number of employed, including self-employed)

1,126 4,549 5,675

Self-employed This data is not disaggregated from the data collected for employment status of participants on BTEI (Part-time) programmes

Unemployed (total number of unemployed including long-term unemployed)

3,351 5,306 8,657

Long-term unemployed (more than 3 years unemployed prior to entry to BTEI Part-time programme – ref. Table 8, Appendix 1)

591 1,446 2,037

Inactive persons (total number of inactive persons, including those in education, training or retirement, those having given up business, the permanently disabled, those fulfilling domestic tasks or other)

3,477 10,180 13,657

Inactive persons in education or training

n/a n/a n/a

Total Participants (Employed + Unemployed + Inactive + 205 participants for whom labour status was not reported)

8,085 20,109 28,194

Ref: Table 7 and Table 8, Appendix 1

6.4 BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS BY AGE


Young people (15-24)

1,586 2,841 4,427

Older workers (55-64)

952 2212 3,164

6.5 BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS BY VULNERABLE GROUPS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL RULES


Minorities: (Travellers)

176 681 857

Migrants:(ESOL participants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrant Workers)

1,307 2,047 3,354

Disabled:

1,782 2,236 4,018

Other disadvantaged people: (Substance Misusers, Ex-offenders, Homeless, One-Parent Family)

616 3,992 4,608

This data is based on self-selection by participants of the above designations –


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further data is presented in Table 5, Appendix 1

6.6 BREAKDOWN OF PARTICIPANTS BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT


Primary or lower secondary education (ISCED 1 and 2)

5,830 12,823 18,653

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)

1,691 6,211 7,902

Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)

449 1,371 1,820

Tertiary education (ISCED 5 AND 6) The data for post-secondary non-tertiary education and tertiary education is not disaggregated. Under the BTEI (Part-time) courses are provided from level 1 to level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework, with emphasis on provision up to Level 3 and 4. Course providers are required to prioritise offering courses to those with less than upper second level education.

7. BTEI (Part-time Programme): Horizontal Principles Reports

BTEI (Part-time Programme): Social Inclusion Principle Report 2009. Please see relevant report.

BTEI (Part-time Programme): Gender and Wider Equal Opportunities Report 2009. Please see relevant report.

8. Compliance with EU and National policy

It is the policy of the Department of Education and Science to comply with all EU regulations in relation to procurement, state aids etc.

9. Publicity

Information leaflets and posters in both English and Irish are widely circulated on the BTEI (Part-time).

On the basis of the publicity guidelines circulated by the Structural Funds Unit of the Department of Education and Science in March 2009, beneficiaries are required to show the following on material concerning BTEI (includes websites, stationery, forms, publications, advertisements, information leaflets, launches, seminars, conferences etc.):

Ireland’s EU Structural Funds logo

ESF logo

NDP logo

“Investing in your future” tagline.

10. Proposals for re-profiling of expenditure (where applicable)

Nil.

11. Proposals to amend Programme Activity Implementation Plans

There are no proposals to amend the Programme Activity Implementation Plan.


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Appendix 1: Back to Education Initiative (Part-time) Table 1: No. of BTEI (Part-time) Participants: Formal Strand


Male Female




BMW Total 8,884 2,522 6,362






SAE Total 17,006 4,934 12,072


7,456 29%

18,434 71%

92% of Total Participants (28,194) under Formal Strand

Table 2: No. of BTEI (Part-time) Participants: Community Strand


Male Female




BMW Total 1,088 239 849






SAE Total 1,216 390 826


629 27%

1,675 73%

8% of Total Participants (28,194) under Community Strand


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Table 3: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Age Profile Gender 16 – 18 18 – 20

21 – 24

25 – 34

35 – 44

45 – 54

55 –64

Over 65

Total

Male

270 587 729 1847 1767 1394 952 484 8030

Female

256 923 1662 4792 5444 3720 2212 1130 20139

Total

526 1.8%

1510 5.4%

2391 8.5%

6639 24%

7211 26%

5114 18%

3164 11%

1614 5.7%

28169 100%

As a % of Total Participants for whom Age Data provided: 28,169 (age data not provided in respect of 25 participants)

Table 4: Participants classified by BTEI (Part-time) Funding Categories

BTEI (Part-time) Funding Category Total Gender

Male Female

Category 2A: Persons in receipt of jobseeker payments or means tested social welfare payments and holders of medical cards and their dependents with less than upper second level education

14304 51%

4764 9540

Category 2B: Persons in receipt of jobseeker payments or means tested social welfare payments and holders of medical cards and their dependents with upper second level education

8498 30%

2061 6437

Category 3: Persons in employment or not in the labour market with less than upper second level education

3811 14%

987 2824

Category 4: All others with upper second level education 1581 5%

273 1308

Total

28,194 100%

8,085 20,109

Funding Categories presented as a % of Total Participants National 28,194

Table 5: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Target Group Profile

Target Group Total Gender

Male Female

Person with Disability 4018 14.3%

1782 2236

Substance Misuser 731 2.6%

316 415

Ex-offender 147 0.5%

113 34

Early School Leaver 9650 34.2%

3077 6573

One-Parent Family 3610 12.8%

101 3509

Traveller 857 3%

176 681

Homeless 120 0.4%

86 34

ESOL Participant 1740 6.2%

635 1105

Refugee 327 1.2%

147 180

Asylum Seeker 847 3%

323 524

Migrant Worker 440 1.6%

202 238

Other 10823 38.4%

2663 8160

Target Groups presented as a % of Total Participants National 28,194


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Table 6: Target Group Funding Categories

Target Group BTEI (Part-time) Funding Category

C2a C2b C3 C4

Person with Disability 73% 22% 5% 0.2%

Substance Misuser 59% 28% 12% 0%

Ex-offender 71% 12% 17% 0%

Early School Leaver 73% 4% 22% 0.3%

One-Parent Family 51% 44% 4% 1%

Traveller 83% 6% 11% 0%

Homeless 76% 22% 2% 0%

ESOL Participant 42% 29% 23% 6%

Refugee 52% 41% 6% 1%

Asylum Seeker 58% 36% 4% 2%

Migrant Worker 36% 34% 21% 9%

Other 31% 45% 11% 14%

Table 7: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Profile of Economic / Employment Status Economic / Employment Status Participants

Male Female Total

Unemployed Job Seekers Benefit / Allowance

3351 5306 8657 31%

Employed Fulltime

562 1285 1847 6.5%

Employed Part-time

564 3264 3828

13.6%

Not in the Labour Market

3477 10180 13657 49%

Total

7,954 20,035 27,989

As a % of Total Participants for whom Economic/Employment Status Data provided: 27,989 Note: Economic / Employment Status data not provided for 205 participants

Table 8: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Duration of Unemployment Prior to Entry Economic / Employment Status Participants

Male Female Total

Less than 6 months

758 1243 2001 23%

6 – 12 months

928 1244 2172 25%

13 – 24 months

686 894 1580 18%

25 – 36 months

289 623 912 10%

More than 3 years

591 1446 2037 23%

Total

3252 5450 8702 100%

% relative to total number for whom data provided: 8,702 (exceeds data in Table 7 by 45)


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Table 9: Duration of Not in Labour Market Prior to Entry

Economic / Employment Status Participants

Male Female Total

Less than 6 months

386 772 1158 10%

6 – 12 months

441 879 1320 11%

13 – 24 months

466 1328 1794 15%

25 – 36 months

369 1038 1407 12%

More than 3 years

1479 4787 6266 52%

Total

3141 8804 11945 100%

% relative to total number for whom data provided: 11,945. Table 7 identifies 13,657 Not in the Labour Market - data not reported in respect of 1,712 participants (13,657 – 11,945)

Table 10 BTEI (Part-time) 2009:Profile of Education Level on Entry Education Level Participants

Male Female Total

Primary Education 2211 4199 6410 23%

Lower Second Level/FETAC Level 3 Or Equivalent 3619 8624 12243 43%

Upper Second Level/FETAC Level 4/5 or Equivalent 1691 6211 7902 28%

FETAC Level 6 or above Award 449 1371 1820 6%

National Total

7970 20,405 28,375 100%

As a % of Total Participants for whom Education Level Data provided: 28375 Note: Education Level data duplication in relation to 181 participants (28,375 – 28,194)

Table 11 BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Profile of Additional Supports Support Participants

Male Female Total

Guidance/Mentoring/Counselling 3479 7697

11176 40%

Literacy 644 1066

1710 6%

Childcare 4 327

331 1.2%

As a % of Total Participants National: 28,194

Table 12: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Profile of Component/Full Awards Completed Completed Modules/Programmes Participants

Male Female Total

Junior Cert (Single Subject/s) 34 95

129 0.6%

Junior Certificate Full Award 4 6

10 0.05%

Leaving Certificate (Single Subject(s)) 98 116

214 1.1%

Leaving Certificate (Full Award) 19 24

43 0.2%

FETAC Level 3 (Component Award(s)) 1862 3926

5788 28.6%


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FETAC Level 3 (Full Award) 216 477

693 3.4%


4593 22.7%


137 0.7%


7433 36.7%


1020 5%


163 0.8%


21 0.1%

Total

4880 15364 20244 100%

Note: Completion rates as a % of total number completed 20,244

Table 13: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Profile of Component / Full Awards Achieved Achieved Certification Participants

Male Female Total Junior Cert (Single Subject/s)

27 79 106

0.7% Junior Certificate Full Award

1 6 7

0.04% Leaving Certificate (Single Subject(s))

80 83 163 1%

Leaving Certificate (Full Award) 17 20

37 0.2%


4694 29.1%


601 3.7%


3552 22.1%


104 0.6%


5872 36.5%


875 5.4%


75 0.5%


21 0.1%

Total 3527 12580

16107 100%

Note: Certification award data presented as a % of total number of awards achieved: 16,107

Table 14:BTEI (Part-time) 2009: No. of Participants continuing under BTEI from 2009 to 2010 No. of Participants Continuing BTEI Modules from 2009 to 2010

Participants

Male Female Total

3085 7879 10,964

39%

As a % of Total Participants National: 28,194


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Table 15: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Data on Progression from BTEI on Completion of Programme(s)/Modules Progression Participants

Male Female Total

Further Education 1223 4043

5266 19%

CERT / FAS Training / Apprenticeship 91 209

300 1%

Third Level Education 49 98

147 0.5%

Full-time / Part-time Employment 211 667

878 3%

Unknown 1249 3540

4789 17%

Total 2823 8557

11380 40%

As a % of total number of participant: 28,194

Table 16: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Education Levels of Participants who Left Early

Education Level Participants Total

Male Female

Primary Education or Equivalent 187 428

615 22%

Lower Second Level or Equivalent 460 819

1279 46%

Upper Second Level or Equivalent 240 502

742 27%

Greater than Upper Second Level 40 85

125 5%

Totals

927 1834 2761 100%

As a % of total number of participants who left early 2761 Of the 28,194 participants in 2009, 10% left early

Table 17: BTEI (Part-time) 2009: Data on Reasons Participants left Early

Reason for Leaving Participants Total

Male Female

Family Commitments 44 280

324 11%

Work Commitments 46 52

98 3%

Personal Issues 226 419

645 21%

Joined Other Programmes 74 140

214 7%

Course Not Meeting Needs 46 69

115 4%

Take up Employment 53 107

160 5%

Financial Barriers 3 18

21 1%

Childcare Barriers 2 72

74 2%

Transport Barriers 11 42

53 2%

Moved Location 37 87

124 4%

Asked to Leave 26 31

57 2%

Unknown 414 765

1179 38%

Total reasons identified 982 2082

3064 100%

As a % of total reasons identified 3064

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Human Capital Investment Operational Programme (2007- 2013 ... · 1. Activity description The overall aim of the BTEI (Part-time Programme) is to increase the participation of young