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Study Visit to Norway
In June 2009, IVEA undertook a week long study visit to Norway to look at the totality of Norwegian vocational education - in schools, in workplaces and in third level institutions. The visit, which was financed by Leargas through the Leonardo da Vinci programme, proved very successful and, hopefully, it is the first of many similar visits.
The study visit group included IVEA General Secretary, Michael Moriarty, Marian Carr, of the Further Education Section of the DES, Larry Kavanagh (former CEO, Co Carlow VEC,) Des Murtagh (AEO, Co Kildare VEC), Patricia O'Brien (Principal, Prosperous Post Primary School, Co Kildare) Geraldine Canning (AEO, Co Cork VEC), Anne O'Keeffe (CEO, Co Laois VEC), Gerard Morgan (Acting CEO, City of Waterford VEC), Stephen McCarthy (EO, City of Dublin VEC), Martin Phillips (EO, Co Wicklow VEC), Mary Ann Kane (EO Co Donegal VEC), Martin Gormley (AEO, Co Donegal VEC), Colin Cummins (ALO, city of Limerick VEC), Frances Stephenson (ALO, Co Longford VEC) and IVEA Education research Officer, Pat O'Mahony.
The dissemination of what was learned in the course of the study visit was a condition of the Leargas funding for the visit and, in this context, Pat O'Mahony provided a detailed report on what was learned from the Norwegians to the recent IVEA Congress. A copy of this presentation can be downloaded below.

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