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Title: Further Education Ireland


1
Further Education - Ireland
  • Ger Melia
  • National Manager for Industry and International
    Links
  • Further Education Sector
  • Department of Education and Science
  • June 2007
  • gmelia_at_indigo.ie

2
WORK PLACEMENTS
  • INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
  • NATIONAL CONTEXT
  • National Skills Strategy
  • DES/FE Mission
  • National Qualification Framework
  • Further Education Programmes/Initiatives

3
Further Education - Ireland
  • Provide high-quality education which will
  • Enable individuals to achieve their full
  • potential and to participate fully as
  • members of society
  • Contribute to Irelands social, cultural and
  • economic development.

4
FE LEARNERS
  • Early school leavers
  • Second-chance learners (left school without
    qualifications)
  • Unemployed people and other recipients of welfare
    benefits
  • Learners who require a stepping stone to industry
    or to third level

5
INTERNATIONAL
  • EU
  • Lisbon Agenda
  • Copenhagen Declaration
  • DGVET Conferences
  • Munich (ECVET/EQF)
  • OECD

6
NATIONAL - Education
  • Education Act 1998
  • Qualifications Education and training 1999
  • 2001 NQAI/HETAC/FETAC established
  • 2003 NQAI launched the National qualifications
    framework (10 levels)
  • White Paper on Adult Education (2000)
  • Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001
  • Education for Persons with SN (2004 Act)
  • Disability Act (2005)

7
NATIONAL Labour/S.W.
  • Unemployment - 4
  • 72 of long term unemployed lt upper secondary
  • 36,000 are long term unemployed
  • ____________________________________________
  • 2002 - Taskforce on Lifelong Learning
  • 2004 - Workplace Strategy
  • 2006 - Towards 2016
  • 2007 - Tomorrows Skills - Towards a National
    Skills Strategy 5th of 5 main reports - EGFSN

8
FE ISSUES
  • FE Status and No Capital Funding
  • Complexity/Compartmentalisation
  • Funding for Learners
  • Create Formal Education/Industry Links
  • Respond to National Skills Strategy
  • Funding
  • Up-skill/re-skill mature learners (LLL)
  • Respond to migrants and low skilled learners

9
Qualifications Framework
10
FRAMEWORK - LEVELS 1-6
  • Providers
  • Vocational Education Committees (33) - FE
  • FÁS National Training/Employment Authority
  • Fáilte Ireland (Tourism Training)
  • Teagasc (Agricultural Training)
  • Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Fisheries Training)
  • Institutes of Technology and Universities
  • Awarding Body - FETAC

11
Further /Adult Education Full Time Programmes
  • Youthreach 3,200 students (ages 15 -20)
  • Early school leavers
  • Senior Traveller Training 1,000 (15)
  • Second chance education mainly for Travellers
  • VTOS 5,639 (21 and 6 months unemployed)
    Social a programme for social welfare recipients
  • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses 30,000 (17)
  • Programme for students at FETAC levels 5 and 6

12
Adult and Further Education Provision Part time
  • Adult Literacy (35,000) - FETAC level 1-3
  • Adults with literacy and numeracy needs
  • 10,000 are English language learners
  • Community Education 100,000
  • Adults who wish to re-enter education in a
    non-formal setting
  • Back to Education Initiative 7,000 places
  • FETAC levels 3-5 (flexible modular basis)

13
Co-Funding
  • Measures co-funded by European Structural
  • Fund and DES from 2007-2013
  • BTEI
  • Adult Literacy
  • Youthreach
  • Travellers
  • Notes Disability funding
  • Recommendations re low skills in skills
    strategy

14
WORK PLACEMENTS
  • National
  • Mandatory at NQF level 5 and 6 Focused on
    Skills
  • Optional at level 4
  • lt level 4 Focus - Personal Development/Literacy
  • Usually 2 weeks p.a. (exception childcare)
  • Transnational
  • FETAC Level 6 - 17 weeks (DES/ESF funded)
  • Leargas National Agency (LLL Programme)

15
Work Placements in Ireland Level 5 and 6 (DES
Funded)
  • Until 2000 Level 5 and 6 received ESF funding
    at levels 5 and 6
  • Organised by local providers (VEC)
  • Usually organised with local employers
  • FETAC Minor award
  • Linked to Full award
  • DES funds programme that leads to full award
  • Note Levels 5and 6 (NQF) are equivalent to 4 and
    5(EQF).

16
Transnational Work Placements
  • DES Initiative (1997-2003)
  • National Management (DES initiative)
  • National Guidelines/contracts/insurance
  • National Support Office
  • National In-service
  • Strategic Advice/Recommendations to DES
  • Strategic links to providers, industry,
    international
  • Regional/Local Co-ordination/Implementation
  • Funded through National Agency

17
PLC
  • Industry Linked Levels 5-6
  • Business and secretarial skills
  • Computer Studies
  • Art, Craft and design
  • Childcare and Community Care
  • Tourism, hotel and catering
  • Horticulture

18
Structure of PLC Programme
  • Vocational Studies 50-60
  • General Studies 20-30
  • Preparation for work/work experience - 20-30
  • Must include - 40 hours of work dedicated to
    training in ICT
  • Providers demonstrate local/national need for the
    training discipline
  • 90 pf participants progress to FE/ HE/ Training
    or employment

19
Profile of PLC Learner
  • 30,000 PLC students
  • 50 over 21 years
  • 20 over 30 years
  • Directly from post-primary schools or
  • Mature students on second chance education

20
ISSUES Practical Training 1/2
  • Optimise Learning experience
  • Relevant Specific and Generic skills
  • Prepare/plan/implement/monitor/support/assess/awar
    d
  • Structures and practices to support the
    achievement of national skills strategy and EU
    aims
  • Recognition for Learning (ECVET, EQF, NQF)
  • Source and Destination of Funding
  • Resource Intensive Activity
  • Work Experience Models

21
ISSUES Practical Training 2/2
  • Work Shadow/Work Simulation/Experience
  • Practical Classes v Work Experience
  • of Time Allocated to Work Experience
  • Assuring the Quality of Placements
  • Research Share Knowledge and Experience
  • Mutual Trust (Find Reliable Partners)
  • Memorandum of Understanding/ECVET
  • Examine Stated and Actual Curricula
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