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VET in Ireland 1

VET in Ireland 1 . Labour market O verall education & training system. Economy & labour market. A small , open, trade-dependent economy , increasingly based on the hi-tech & internationally traded services sectors

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VET in Ireland 1

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  1. VET in Ireland 1

    Labour market Overall education & training system
  2. Economy & labour market A small, open, trade-dependent economy, increasingly based on the hi-tech & internationally traded services sectors Onset of global financial crisis + near total collapse in property and construction markets (second half 2008) = rapidly contracting economy sectoral decline in constructionand related professions, e.g. engineering and architecture8 Unemployment up from a low of 4.4% in 2004 to 14.24% in February 2012
  3. Employment by NACE Rev 2 2011 NOTE: ISCO – 88 table in text 1 2 3
  4. Education/skills profile The National Skills Strategy (2007) recommended that: A total of 500,000 individuals who do not have upper secondary (ISCED 3/Level 5 NFQ) or equivalent move up NFQ one level by 2020 Specifically, there is a need to upskill: 70,000from NFQ Levels 1 & 2 to NFQ Level 3 (ISCED 2) 260,000up to NFQ Levels 4 & 5 (ISCED 3) 170,000to NFQ Levels 6- 10 (ISCED 5a, 5b & 6)
  5. Adult (aged 16 & over) education & training in: VECs FÁS BIM Fáilte Ireland Teagasc Community, commercial & other training centres Universities Institutes of Technology Enterprises Structure of the national education and training system
  6. National Framework of Qualifications Levels 1 – 6 FETAC Further Education and Trainng Awards Council (up ISCED 3/4) Levels 3 – 5 State Examinations Commission (ISCED 2 & 3) Levels 6 – 10 HETAC Higher Education and Trainng Awards Council (ISCED 4, 5a, 5b & 6) Levels 6 – 10 Dublin Institute of Technology (ISCED 4, 5a, 5b & 6) Levels 7 –10 Universities (ISCED 4, 5a, 5b & 6)
  7. Current Governance in VET System Departmentof Education and Skills Other Government Departments State Examinations Commission (SEC) National Council for Curriculum & Assessment Higher Education Authority (HEA) National Qualifications Authority XX FÁSHQ XX Teagasc BIM HETAC XX FETAC XX Sectoral Training 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) XX 8 FÁS Regional Centres + contracted providers XX Universities Institutes of Technology VET Colleges and Centres Post –primary schools with VET in upper secondary Vocational Schools
  8. Proposed Governance in VET System by end of 2012 Other Government Departments Departmentof Education and Skills National Council for Curriculum / Assessment Higher Education Authority (HEA) State Examinations Commission (SEC) Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority Ireland (QQAI) XX SOLAS XX Teagasc BIM Sectoral Training 16 Education and Training Boards XX Universities Institutes of Technology VET Colleges and Centres Post –primary schools with VET in upper secondary Vocatio-nal Schools
  9. Recovery . . .. National Recovery Plan November 2010 to restore order to the public finances & drive economic recovery . .. VET is a key recovery strategy
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