AQW 36047/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Employment and Learning
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many people in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry have been made offers of employment following participation in the Bridge to Employment scheme.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 September 2014
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 September 2014
- Answer due by
- 2 October 2014
- Answered
- 25 September 20148 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Employment and Learning
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The number of companies in East Londonderry and throughout Northern Ireland which have run Bridge to Employment programmes in conjunction with my Department since 2011 to the present are detailed below. The table also details the number of participants who were offered employment following participation in the Bridge to Employment scheme;
| Year | Bridge to Employment Programmes In Northern Ireland | Bridge to Employment Programmes In East Londonderry | Offered Employment (Northern Ireland) | Offered Employment (East Londonderry) |
| 2011/12 | 43 | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 63 | 2 | 391 | 11 |
| 2013/14 | 50 | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 2014/15* | 43 | 4 | 34 | 15 |
| Total | 199 | 6 | 1015 | 26 |
* figures for 2014/15 are from 1st April 2014 – 18th September 2014