RESULTS
SECTION V: OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND INTENTION TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMES IN THE FUTURE
49 centres (47%) provide other qualifications in addition or alternatively to the programmes described in the previous three sections.
Table 5.1: Other Qualifications Provided
Base: 104 VEC YOUTHREACH centres, Community Training Workshops and Senior Traveller Training Centres
Other qualification |
% of centres |
ECDL |
21 (20%) |
IAS FÁS Hair |
17 (16%) |
City and Guilds |
12 (11.5%) |
First Aid |
11 (10.5%) |
Diploma in Childcare |
2 (2%) |
FAI Coaching |
2 (2%) |
Irish Water Safety |
2 (2%) |
AIRE Horse Riding |
1 (1%) |
CIDESCO Diet, Health and Beauty |
1 (1%) |
Apprenticeship |
1 (1%) |
TCD Exam for Foreign Nationals |
1 (1%) |
One fifth of centres provide the European Computer Driving License in addition to the other certification they provide. 16% provide FÁS IAS certification in Hairdressing, 11.5% provide City and Guilds certification and 10.5% provide certification in First aid.
Table 5.2: Intention to Provide Programmes in 2000-2001
Base: 104 VEC YOUTHREACH, Community Training Workshops and Senior Travelller Training Centres
Programme |
Number of Centres and % |
NCVA Modules |
91 (88%) |
Junior Certificate |
41 (39%) |
LCA |
29 (28%) |
FÁS City and Guilds |
28 (27%) |
ECDL |
16 (15%) |
Leaving Cert Trad |
10 (10%) |
First Aid – Irish Red Cross |
4 (4%) |
Intro to Public Relations |
1 (1%) |
Other |
8 (8%) |
In the year 2000-2001, 88% of centres will provide NCVA modules and 39% will provide a Junior Certificate programme. 28% of centres will provide a Leaving Certificate Applied programme and 10% will provide a traditional Leaving Certificate Programme.
As previously established, the intention to provide a Junior Certificate Programme has gone down from 49% intending to provide it in the year 1999-2000 to 39% intending to provide it in 2000-2001. Looking at the 5 centres who provided a Junior Certificate Programme in 1999-2000, but who did not intend to provide it in the year 2000-2001, 4 of the 5 (80%) intended to provide instruction in NCVA modules, 4 of the 5 (80%) intended to provide City and Guilds certification and 1 intended to provide a Leaving Certificate Applied programme.
5.3: Intention to Provide Programmes in 2000-2001 by centre type
Base: 104 VEC YOUTHREACH, Community Training Workshops and Senior Travelller Training Centres
Programme |
Overall Sample (104) |
VEC YR |
CTW |
STTC |
NCVA Modules |
91 (88%) |
56 (95%) |
17 (65%) |
20 (95%) |
Junior Certificate |
41 (39%) |
23 (39%) |
12 (46%) |
6 (29%) |
LCA |
29 (28%) |
23 (39%) |
3 (12%) |
3 (14%) |
FÁS City and Guilds |
28 (27%) |
6 (10%) |
21 (81%) |
2 (10%) |
ECDL |
16 (15%) |
9 (15%) |
7 (27%) |
- |
Leaving Cert Trad |
10 (10%) |
6 (10%) |
2 (8%) |
2 (10%) |
First Aid – Irish Red Cross |
4 (4%) |
2 (3%) |
- |
2 (10%) |
Intro to Public Relations |
1 (1%) |
1 (2%) |
- |
- |
Other |
8 (8%) |
3 (5%) |
5 (19%) |
- |