The Learner Fund
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- The Learner Fund
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- The Learner Fund
- Scheme ID
- 115
- Country
- Ireland
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Staff working directly with children in registered early years services can apply for the grant. The eligible education and training activities include level 5 and level 6 awards in childcare. The public co-funding share is 75% of the eligible costs (the maximum cost of the course is EUR 1 600).
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- Sectoral
- Name of a part of the country
- nap
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- nap
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Marginal scheme
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To assist workers in the early years sector meet the minimum requirements for workers in the early years sector by September 2015.
- Year of implementation
- 2014
- Year of latest amendment
- 2015
- Operation/management
Department of Children and Youth Affairs is responsible for funding the initiative and Pobal (not-for-profit company that manages programmes on behalf of the Irish Government and the EU) is responsible for co-ordinating applications from training providers to be approved for delivering training as well as co-ordinating applications from learners. City/County Childcare Committees review learner applications.
- Eligible group(s)
Staff working directly with children in registered early years services.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Level 5 and Level 6 awards in childcare (ISCED 97 5)
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
Learners pay 25% of the cost of the course (i.e. no more than EUR 400 as the maximum cost of course is EUR 1 600).
- Eligible costs
Specific arrangement
- Frequency of the use
Only once
- Volumes of funding
In 2014 and 2015, each year EUR 1 500 000 were used for funding within this scheme.
- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Pobal.
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
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- Most relevant webpage - in English
https://www.pobal.ie/FundingProgrammes/learnerfund/Pages/default.aspx
- Most relevant webpage - local language
https://www.pobal.ie/FundingProgrammes/learnerfund/Pages/default.aspx
- Sources
https://www.pobal.ie/Publications/Documents/Learner%20Fund%202%20-%20Ap…
https://www.pobal.ie/Publications/Documents/Learner%20Fund%20List%20of%…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Year of latest amendment
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Frequency of the use
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources