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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179519/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The training budget for 2012/13 was £2,992,186<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The training budget for 2013/14 was £2,735,104<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The training budget for 2014/15 was £2,277,029<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179540/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All civil servants are encouraged to undertake a minimum of five learning and development days a year. This includes formal training, e-learning, job shadowing, mentoring, coaching and various other development activities.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179542/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This Government has taken a series of steps to save taxpayers' money and improve overall quality of the training provision. <br><br>Civil Service Learning was established in April 2011 in response to a wide ranging review of the delivery of training across the Civil Service. The new model is delivering better value out of its investment in training, reducing duplication in procurement and making greater use of the external market to provide the training which the Civil Service requires. <br><br>The figures below illustrate the spending on the category 'training' over the past six years, to illustrate the efficiencies we have achieved. The dip in spending in 2011-12 was a consequence of the transition from the old regime to Civil Service Learning. <br><br>2008-09: £2,080,738<br>2009-10: £2,309,137<br>2010-11: £1,312,688<br>2011-12: £377,521<br>2012-13: £767,549<br>2013-14: £667,618<br><br>I would also observe that my Department has reduced total staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179563/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department for Education holds a central training and development budget covering core education and training undertaken through Civil Service Learning. This includes development in core Civil Service skills including leadership and management, financial management and analysis. The table below shows the centrally managed budget for each of the past three financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Budget<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>12/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>13/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>14/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£600,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, directorates across the Department spend an element of their budgets on training and development which varies dependant on in-year development needs. The table below shows both central training and development spend and Directorate spend for each last 3 financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>Average number of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Average spend per member of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (covering the period April to December only)<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.3m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3353.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>£390<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2.2m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3539.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>£620<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3.2m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3801.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>£840<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition to formal training, the Department for Education encourages staff to take advantage of a variety of different professional development opportunities not captured by this expenditure, including job shadowing, on-the-job training and peer mentoring.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department for Education holds a central training and development budget covering core education and training undertaken through Civil Service Learning. This includes development in core Civil Service skills including leadership and management, financial management and analysis. The table below shows the centrally managed budget for each of the past three financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Budget<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>12/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>13/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>14/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£600,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, directorates across the Department spend an element of their budgets on training and development which varies dependant on in-year development needs. The table below shows both central training and development spend and Directorate spend for each last 3 financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>Average number of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Average spend per member of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (covering the period April to December only)<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.3m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3353.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>£390<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2.2m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3539.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>£620<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3.2m<\/p><\/td><td><p>3801.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>£840<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>In addition to formal training, the Department for Education encourages staff to take advantage of a variety of different professional development opportunities not captured by this expenditure, including job shadowing, on-the-job training and peer mentoring.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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