HC Deb 17 July 1986 vol 101 cc620-3W
Mr. Hume

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the college establishment-promoted and transferred posts for each further education college in Northern Ireland for the coming academic year.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is not yet available but figures for 1985–86 are as follows:

College Vice-principal (VP) Head of department (HOD) Principal lecturer (PL) Senior lecturer (SL) SL transfer Lecturer II (LII) Youthwav LII
Magherafelt *1 2 1 14 1
Newtownabbey 1 6 1 9 3 38 2
North Antrim *1 2 1 11 1
NI Hotel & Catering 1 0 8
Castlereagh 1 5 1 5 7 18
Down 1 4 3 1 18 1
Lisburn 1 5 1 7 6 30 2
Newcastle *1 2 1 8 1
North Down 1 5 1 8 4 40 1
Armagh 1 4 6 24
Banbridge *1 2 1 10
East Tyrone 1 4 4 24
Lurgan 1 5 3 19 1
Newry/Kilkeel 1 5 6 1 32 2
Portadown 1 8 7 2 33
Fermanagh 1 4 3 25
Limavady *1 3 2 12
North-West 1 7 5 17 9 43 3
Omagh 1 4 3 21

Notes:

1. The VP's in those posts marked with an asterisk also carry out the duties of an HEO.

2. Youthways LII posts are additional to those determined as part of the overall staffing entitlement.

3. The above table does not include details of Lecturers I who have satisfied the conditions for transfer from the maximum of the LI scale to point 8 of the LII scale. Such a lecturer continues to be regarded as a lecturer grade I.

Mr. Hume

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement indicating the information available on the amount of category three, four and five work done in each further education college in Northern Ireland.

Number of Hours
College Category II/III Category IV Category V Total
Belfast College of Technology 420,606 1,032,612 553,702 2,006,920
Belfast College of Business
Studies 210,452 816,754 447,585 1,474,791
Rupert Stanley College, Belfast 36,405 357,678 1,444,470 1,838,553
Antrim 377,961 377,961
Ballymena 35,199 429,113 719,208 1,183,520
Coleraine 9,193 244,771 375,524 629,488
Larne 95,964 323,446 419,410
Magherafelt 126,869 272,226 399,095
Newtownabbey 41,236 407,888 756,819 1,205,943
North Antrim 56,011 269,378 325,389
Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering 173,877 153,571 327,448
Castlereagh 32,859 307,652 359,429 699,940
Down 7,853 198,158 411,804 617,815
Lisburn 44,141 321,692 627,682 993,515
Newcastle 779 92,342 240,188 333,309
North Down 46,032 520,828 660,386 1,227,246
Armagh 21,474 491,291 467,389 980,154
Banbridge 107,522 247,475 354,997
East Tyrone 3,956 154,288 533,888 692,132
Lurgan 2,455 108,982 618,101 729,538
Newry/Kilkeel 13,254 413,137 688,008 1,114,399
Portadown 32,114 224,781 925,178 1,182,073
Fermanagh 3,092 285,569 429,702 718,363
Limavady 2,347 80,912 408,059 491,318
North West 218,317 530,275 1,004,018 1,752,610
Omagh 4,422 254,346 415,457 674,225

Dr. Mawhinney

The information, in respect of the 1984–85 academic year, is as follows:

Notes:

1. These figures include YTP students' attendance hours.

2. The total of Category V hours at Rupert Stanley College includes part-time Category IV hours. These have not been included in the Category IV column. A breakdown of the hours into the correct categories is not available.

Mr. Hume

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will make a statement outlining the criteria used to determine the number of full-time lecturers on the youth training programme appointed to each further education college in Northern Ireland;

(2) if he will make a statement outlining the criteria used to determine the number of full-time lecturers appointed to each further education college in Northern Ireland.

Dr. Mawhinney

Full-time mainstream staff requirements are determined on the basis of the number of students at the college, the need for specialist teachers arising from the curriculum and in light of available resources.

Full-time youth training programme staff requirements are determined by the number of students enrolled on courses, the need for specialist teachers arising from the curriculum, the amount of day-release provision required by other providers and in light of available resources.