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IVEA Response to Occupational Employment Forecast 2015 – FAS/ESRI Man Power Report number 13 – Man power Forecasting Studies
Statement by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary: "Education sector managers need to closely examine the predictions for employment which are included in the FAS/ESRI Occupation and Employment Forecast 2015 which was issued today" says Michael Moriarty.
02-03-10
IVEA expresses concern at new teacher union directive on Posts of Responsibility
Statement by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of The Irish Vocational Education Association: IVEA notes with concern the most recent directive (19 February 2010) issued by the teacher unions concerning Posts of Responsibility in Second Level Schools
22-02-10
New Community National Schools - A Vote of Confidence in VECs
The announcement today by the Minister for Education and Science that three of the seven new national schools to be established in the State will be under the patronage of VECs is welcomed by the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA).
16-02-10
Moratorium on Appointments is the "Black Plague" for the Adult Education Sector
"Over 200,000 adult education students are being victimised by the blind implementation of the Department of Finance moratorium on the filling of vacant posts in the adult education sector," says Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA).
10-02-10
IVEA Welcomes LRC Intervention in Public Services Dispute
Today Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) representing Ireland's 33 VECs welcomed the intervention of the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) by its Chief Executive, Kieran Mulvey, in the looming crisis of industrial unrest which is about to threaten the delivery of public services.
25-01-10
IVEA Welcomes Minister's Statement Today re Schools Reopening
Statement by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association: On behalf of IVEA's member VECs, I welcome the Minister's statement today that boards of management locally can re-assume their authority to make a decision on whether or not it is feasible to reopen their schools in the context of the current inclement weather.
11-01-10
Clarification: Statement on School Closures
According to the VEC all of the schools in Tipperary North are open.
08-01-10
Statement on School Closures
Having surveyed a number of VECs and depending on local weather conditions, IVEA confirms that the number of school closures will be between 50 and 100% in each of our county VECs.
07-01-10
Adult Students Ignored by Budget 2010
Statement by IVEA General Secretary Michael Moriarty: “While I commend the Minister for protecting schools from the worst excesses of the Budget cuts regime the education programmes available to adult students have not been similarly accommodated”
10-12-09
Fine Gael Plan for Vec Sector
Responding to the publication today of Fine Gael’s plan for the VEC sector, Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA), called the plan “flawed and confusing”.
01-12-09
Invest in Vocational Education and Training
In his address to the AONTAS Conference on challenges facing the Adult Education Sector today in the Clarion Hotel, IFSC Dublin, the General Secretary of IVEA stated that that “times of greatest national need are also the greatest hour for the Adult Education Sector to prove its worth”.
18-11-09
IVEA welcomes government plan for technology in schools but warns that Ireland has ICT skills' mountain to climb
The General Secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA), Michael Moriarty, in welcoming the Taoiseach’s announcement to commit some €150 million to a new plan providing laptops and computer software for every school in the State, highlighted the extent to which Ireland has fallen behind comparable OECD countries in the application of contemporary information technology to supporting teaching and learning in our schools.
16-11-09
Student Grants Payments
A statement by Michael Moriarty: Any delays in the processing of student grants are being caused by matters outside of the control of the VEC. The current moratorium on recruitment and replacement of staff is having a catastrophic effect on VECs. In addition, the fact that the scheme was issued later than anticipated has meant that more work had to be done by less staff in a shorter period of time.
03-11-09
Investment in Education Vindicated
The recent report (November 2nd) of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs – “Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply; Trends in Education and Training Output” has confirmed the ongoing success of the education and training sectors, when resourced, to deliver on key educational and training targets.
03-11-09
IVEA welcomes Renewed Programme for Government
Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) welcomes commitments in Renewed Programme for Government but warns that it falls short of what is necessary to ensure future cohesion and prosperity.
12-10-09
IVEA Welcomes Proposed New Community National Schools
Speaking on behalf of the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA), the General Secretary Michael Moriarty today welcomed the Minister for Education’s commitment to establish further community national schools (CNS) in 2010 under the patronage of Vocational Education Committees (VECs).
21-09-09
NPAVSCC ⁄ IVEA Poster Campaign
The National Parents Association for Vocational Schools and Community Colleges (NPAVSCC) today published a Poster which will be distributed to all schools and colleges in the VEC sector in the coming weeks. The poster was launched today by the Minister for Education and Science, Mr Batt O’Keeffe TD, at the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) annual Congress in Ennis.
17-09-09
Moratorium Discriminates against Cohort of VEC Students
“The on-going application of the Department of Finance moratorium on appointments to educational posts in the vocational education sector is blatantly discriminatory,” says IVEA General Secretary Michael Moriarty.
31-08-09
IVEA Expresses Concern at TUI Directive
IVEA has noted, with dismay, the Teachers Union of Ireland directive on class size (dated 24th August 2009).
28-08-09
IVEA Congratulates Leaving Certificate Examination Students
IVEA General Secretary, Michael Moriarty, congratulated all students who received their Leaving Certificate results today. In doing so, Mr Moriarty acknowledged the extent to which the Leaving Certificate is recognised, at home and abroad, as a ‘gold standard’ qualification at Levels 4/5 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and commended the commitment of the candidates, their teachers, their parents and their school/college managements in the successes achieved.
12-08-09
Statement by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary, IVEA re Education cuts
"Using any objective criteria there will be substantially less teachers in schools in three weeks time and this can only mean schools can offer less subjects and less supports to pupils. It could well mean the survival of the fittest" says Michael Moriarty, General Secretary.
07-08-09
IVEA Expresses Dismay at Proposals to Reduce School Capitation Grants
IVEA has expressed dismay over the recommendation in the Report of An Bord Snip Nua to reduce the capitation grant for schools. IVEA General Secretary Michael Moriarty said, “A reduction in capitation grants could well be catastrophic for schools. During the past year, the education sector has been hit by budget cuts several times over, and schools have suffered considerably already. Any further significant cuts could seriously affect the capacity of schools to survive.”
16-07-09
IVEA Disappointed With Recommendation to Abandon County-Based Structure of VECS
The Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) has today expressed its particular disappointment with the recommendation in the Report of An Bord Snip Nua, published today, for the abandonment of the county-based Vocational Education Committee (VEC) structure.
16-07-09
High Court ruling welcomed by Irish Vocational Education Association
Today’s High Court judgment in favour of Co Westmeath Vocational Education Committee (VEC), which appealed the decision of a Section 29 Committee to overturn a decision of a school Board of Management not to enrol a pupil, is welcomed by the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA).
10-07-09
IVEA welcomes Department of Education Plan for Integration of Education Services
Statement by General Secretary, Michael Moriarty: Today’s announcement by Minister Haughey that from September 2009, a single coordinated School Support Programme involving the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL), the School Completion Programme (SCP) and the Visiting Teachers Service for Travellers (VTST) will be integrated under the National Education Welfare Board (NEWB) is a very welcome announcement indeed.
19-05-09
IVEA welcomes Barnardos publication on Investing in Education
The Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) has welcomed the publication today of the Barnardos research document “Investing in Education: Combating Educational Disadvantage”. The document's findings have been a priority issue for IVEA and concur with recent statements by IVEA General Secretary, Michael Moriarty.
15-05-09
Blocking of AEO and Programme Teacher posts
Statement by General Secretary, Michael Moriarty: The moratorium on public service numbers announced on March 27th has taken a devastatingly cynical twist as it now appears that VEC educational leadership and teaching posts in out-of-school educational programmes cannot be filled.
05-05-09
Vocational Education Committees (VECs) Launch Promotional DVD
A DVD highlighting the valuable work of the countries’ VECs has been launched by the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA).
28-04-09
IVEA Cautiously Welcomes Budget Announcement on Further Education
The Association Stresses Disappointment that the Increased Number of Places Fails to Address the Needs of Further Education.
07-04-09
VECs Call for Suicide Prevention Task Force
In light of the current economic crisis coupled with media reports highlighting the lack of funding for out-of-hours social services, the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) has called on the Government to establish a task force to oversee the implementation of ‘Reach Out: National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention’. The IVEA is also calling on the Government to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure out-of-hours social worker and mental health services are rolled out as a matter of urgency.
10-03-09
Lifting PLC ‘Cap’ Essential To Giving Hope To Students As They Prepare For Their Leaving Certificate Examinations
Commenting on the call by Fine Gael's Education spokesman, Brian Hayes, for a lifting of the 'cap' on Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) course enrolments, IVEA General Secretary, Michael Moriarty, said "it is absolutely essential that the 'cap', which currently limits PLC enrolments to 30,000, is lifted significantly - otherwise many school leavers will be left with no possibility for further enhancing their skills and qualifications and, indeed, little hope for the future."
22-02-09
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