Information on IPSA's training budget and training needs

Request

1. External training spend in the previous 3 fiscal years (2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20) in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, broken down by:

  • Amount spent through the Civil Service Learning contract and amount spent to deliver external training through other contracts

  • Under the Civil Service Learning Contract

    • Amount spent online/digital versus amount spent on in-person delivery

    • Amount of spend allocated for bespoke courses specifically developed for your needs and amount of spend allocated for 'off-the-shelf' training material

2. Breakdown of the 2019/20 external training spend through the CSL contract in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, by course, including:

  • Total amount spent per course

  • Total number of learners per course

  • Training provider that delivered the course

  • Course delivery method - i.e. online/digital or in-person

  • Name of course

  • Subject area of course

3. External training budget for 2020/21 fiscal year in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, broken down by:

  • Budget to spend through the Civil Service Learning contract and budget to spend on the delivery of external training through other contracts

4. Any analysis undertaken on how your department's training needs have shifted this year compared to previous years

  • For example, are you planning greater emphasis on Leadership & Management courses or training delivered through digital/online courses?

5. Total number of civil service employees working the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (please provide the latest available data)

Response

I can confirm that we hold information relevant to your request

  1. In years 2017-18 and 2019-20 IPSA spent approximately £75,000; in 2018-19 the amount was £100,000. IPSA uses the Civil Service e-learning system as part of its induction and requires all new starters to complete three modules on the system; 2019-20 our total spend on the system was approximately £1,000. We do not use other modules on the system.

  2. We do not use the CSL contract for other courses.

  3. The total training budget for 2020-21 is approximately £140,000.

  4. This is not held.

  5. None as IPSA is not part of the Civil Service.

Ref:
RFI-202009-18
Disclosure:
23 October 2020
Categories:
IPSA - FINANCIALIPSA - OPERATIONSIPSA - STAFF
Exemptions Applied: