§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which colleges of further education have(a) higher education courses, (b) national diploma courses and (c) B tech courses.
§ Mr. HanleyAll 24 further education colleges offer national diploma and courses validated by the Business Technology Education Council. The following colleges also offer higher education courses:
- Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education
- North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education
- Fermanagh College of Further Education
- Limavady College of Further Education
- Omagh College of Further Education
- Ballymena College
- Newtownabbey College of Further Education
- Magherafelt College of Further Education
- Northern Ireland Hotel & Catering College, Portrush
- Lisburn College of Further Education
- Down College of Further Education
- Newcastle College of Further Education
- Castlereagh College of Further Education
- North Down and Ards College of Further Education
- Lurgan College of Further Education
- Portadown College of Further Education
- Armagh College of Further Education
- Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time students there are attending each college of further education in Northern Ireland in the current academic year; and what are the figures for each of the past three years.
§ Mr. HanleyFigures are not available for the 1990–91 or 1992–93 academic years. The table sets out the information that is available as follows:
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1988–89 1988–89 (a) (b) Full-time Part-time Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 2,911 10,210 North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 1,368 3,847 Fermanagh College of Further Education 589 1,459 Limavady College of Further Education 490 675 Omagh College of Further Education 563 1,233 Antrim College of Further Education 229 976 Ballymena College 975 2,659 Newtownabbey College of Further Education 606 2,252 New Technical College, Ballymoney 181 939 Coleraine Technical College 574 1,031 Magherafelt College of Further Education 327 557 Larne College of Further Education 243 1,335 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 206 48 Lisburn College of Further Education 497 1,445 Down College of Further Education 602 1,687 Newcastle College of Further Education 225 174 Castlereagh College of Further Education 332 1,758 North Down and Ards College of Further Education 705 1,742 Lurgan College of Further Education 555 673 Portadown College of Further Education 839 1,747 Armagh College of Further Education 791 644
1988–89 1988–89 (a) (b) Full-time Part-lime Banbridge College of Further Education 240 826 East Tyrone College of Further Education 680 1,716 Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 891 1,456
1989–90 1989–90 (a) (b) Full-time Part-time Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 3,472 11,029 North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 1,405 4,194 Fermanagh College of Further Education 610 1,723 Limavady College of Further Education 576 819 Omagh College of Further Education 611 1,122 Antrim College of Further Education 214 964 Ballymena College 960 2,685 Newtownabbey College of Further Education 645 2,457 New Technical College, Ballymoney 169 1,007 Coleraine Technical College 631 1,169 Magherafelt College of Further Education 257 561 Larne College of Further Education 257 1,252 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 181 25 Lisburn College of Further Education 664 1,481 Down College of Further Education 721 546 Newcastle College of Further Education 232 132 Castlereagh College of Further Education 341 1,920 North Down and Ards College of Further Education 610 1,874 Lurgan College of Further Education 516 587 Portadown College of Further Education 1,026 1,588 Armagh College of Further Education 904 691 Banbridge College of Further Education 297 875 East Tyrone College of Further Education 750 1,513 Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 1,013 1,408
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1991–92 1991–92 (a) (b) Full-time Part-time Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 3,959 17,509 North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 2,063 3,846 Fermanagh College of Further Education 811 1,971 Limavady College of Further Education 556 880 Omagh College of Further Education 923 1,208 Antrim College of Further Education 379 1,522 Ballymena College 1,131 2,592 Newtownabbey College of Further Education 786 2,780 New Technical College, Ballymoney 308 1,075 Coleraine Technical College 671 1,193 Magherafelt College of Further Education 514 797 Larne College of Further Education 303 898 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College, Portrush 223 69
1991–92 1991–92 (a) (b) Full-time Part-time Lisburn College of Further Education 757 2,473 Down College of Further Education 880 2,081 Newcastle College of Further Education 368 742 Castlereagh College of Further Education 693 2,429 North Down and Ards College of Further Education 1,218 4,654 Lurgan College of Further Education 528 1,033 Portadown College of Further Education 876 2,120 Armagh College of Further Education 1,002 1,048 Banbridge College of Further Education 337 1,159 East Tyrone College of Further Education 867 1,558 Newry/Kilkeel College of Further Education 1,284 2,947
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums he has provided in the current financial year, and what are his projections for each of the next three financial years, for extensions or rebuilding work at each of the colleges of further education in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HanleyFor major works in 1992–93, £350,000 was allocated for Fermanagh college and £2,157,000 for North Down and Ards college. The projected expenditure on North Down and Ards college for the next three years is as follows:
Year Amount £ 1993–94 4,058,000 1994–95 2,425,000 1995–96 1,045,000 Decisions have yet to be taken on new projects starting beyond 1992–93.
In addition the education and library boards are planning to spend some £394,000 of their minor works budgets in 1992–93 on adaptations and maintenance in colleges.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of full-time equivalent students at each college of further education in Northern Ireland; and what was the number of students for which the college was intended to cater.
§ Mr. HanleyThe initial capacity of many colleges is not known. In any case, adaptations of premises over the years to meet changing curricular needs have modified original intentions. However, the information that is available is as follows:
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1990–91 College Number of full-time equivalent students Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education 8,604 North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education 3,105 Fermanagh College of Further Education 1,063 Limavady College of Further Education 831
College Number of full-time equivalent students Omagh College of Further Education 979 Antrim College of Further Education 611 Ballymena College 1,625 Newtownabbey College of Further Education 1,673 New Technical College, Ballymoney 517 Coleraine Technical College 959 Magherafelt College of Further Education 670 Larne College of Further Education 552 Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College 203 Lisburn College of Further Education 1,378 Down College of Further Education 1,114 Newcastle College of Further Education 658 Castlereagh College of Further Education 1,298 North Down and Ards College of Further Education 2,001 Lurgan College of Further Education 798 Portadown College of Further Education 1,505 Armagh College of Further Education 1,171 Banbridge College of Further Education 571 East Tyrone College of Further Education 1,087 Newry-Kilkeel College of Further Education 1,605
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the funding for full-time equivalent students at colleges of further education in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HanleyThe latest year in respect of which audited accounts are available is 1990–91. The funding per full-time equivalent student in that year was:
Education and Library Board—Funding per full-time equivalent student £ Belfast 2,427.25 Western 2,177.57 North-Eastern 2,525.80 South Eastern 2,363.56 Southern 2,282.56 Figures include the cost of students on the youth training programme based in the colleges.