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IVEA Welcomes New Minister To Education Portfolio
09 March 2011
The General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association, speaking on behalf of IVEA's member Vocational Education Committees (VECs), welcomed the appointment of Mr Ruairi Quinn T.D. as Minister for Education in the new Dáil Cabinet.
"IVEA looks forward to working with Minister Quinn. We will be seeking a meeting with him at the earliest opportunity to discuss the role of VECs in the upskilling agenda, which will be an essential part of the government's response to drive national recovery. VECs must be acknowledged as key players in the provision of Further Education and Training," Mr Moriarty said.
"It makes no sense to maintain the current cap on PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) places in VECs at a time when all agree that the upskilling and re-skilling of both the employed and unemployed will be prerequisites for national recovery, and we will be asking the Minister to lift this cap as a priority," he concluded.
The Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) is the representative body for the 33 Vocational Educational Committees (VECs) in Ireland, and works to protect, promote and enhance the interests of vocational education and training within the wider education sector and the country at large.
VECs deliver a wide range of educational services, from managing community national schools, second-level schools and colleges, Post Leaving Certificate colleges (PLCs) and education centres to providing training programmes for Travellers, adult literacy courses, prisoner education services, Youthreach programmes, Vocational Training Opportunities Schemes, and community education programmes.
VEC PLCs have developed a range of programmes and courses in response to the needs of industry and commerce which are certified by FETAC at levels 3 to 6, and by the professional bodies which set standards for entry into the professions.
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