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225233

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what accreditation staff in her Department undertaking professional programme management training receive; and how many people at each grade in her Department have received such training.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 1st June 2014, when the scheme first started, 253 staff members have demonstrated sufficient expertise and knowledge, through a rigorous process of accreditation, into the Programme Management Cadre. They include three Senior Civil Servants and 15% have been senior advisors or team leaders. As would be expected, the remaining are made up of programme managers across the department.</p><p> </p><p>Programme Management Training within DFID started in 2013 since when over 400 have attended a three day Delivering Effective Aid Programme. Following the introduction of the Smart Rules and the new programme management architecture, the course has been modified and a further 200 have attended from all grades across the department. Each month one course is held in the UK (alternating between London and Glasgow) and one course is held in a country programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:58:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225234

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Heads of Profession there are in her Department; and what professional programme management qualifications each of those Heads of Profession holds.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Table A3.1 in Annex A3 the Independent Commission on Aid Impact Report 34 on ‘How the Department for International Development (DFID) Learns’ lists the 13 technical advisory professions. There are also 7 heads of corporate professions (Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Information Technology, Knowledge and Procurement &amp; Commercial); a Head of Policy Profession and a Head of Programme Management Profession.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not provide personal information on individuals and cannot give precise details on the qualifications of each Head of Profession as requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All the Heads of the Advisory, Programme and Policy Professions have completed essential DFID internal programme management courses (or the equivalent in a European donor), and have at least 5 years programme management experience. Several hold post-graduate qualifications in fields related to programme management as well as qualifications in their technical area. In addition three of the heads of the Corporate professions are qualified in PRINCE (Projects in Controlled Environments).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 18:00:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

225237

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to page eight of her Department's Annual Report and Accounts, published on 15 July 2014, what the content was of the commercial skills training received by senior civil servants in her Department; what accreditation those staff received upon completion of that training; and how many people at each grade in her Department received that training.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Cunningham
	uin	226233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s Commercial training focuses on improving commercial capability across the department, in-line with the requirements of the Civil Service Reform plan as stated in DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14. To date, ninety nine DFID Senior Civil Servants have completed the training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:58:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1469 label Biography information for Sir Tony Cunningham

179647

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Spend on Training and Development is managed through individual DFID Departments and Country Offices, and therefore providing this information can only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/02/2015 14:31:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179648

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The majority of Training and Development Budgets are allocated by individual DFID Departments and Country Offices, and therefore providing this information can only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/02/2015 14:31:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179649

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in her Department was in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for training in DFID is decentralised to departments and country offices. We do not maintain a central record of the training undertaken by individuals. To gather the information retrospectively would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/02/2015 14:30:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179652

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Cabinet Office advises departments that staff should aim to have at least 5 days per year training and development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/02/2015 14:30:26 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah