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An Foras Áiseanna Saothair ( Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈfˠɔɾˠəsˠ ˈaːʃən̪ˠə ˈsˠiːhəɾʲ] ), referred to in English as the Training and Employment Authority and commonly known as FÁS ( IPA: [fˠaːsˠ] ), was a state agency in Ireland with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment. It was established in January ...
SOLAS ( Irish: An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, lit. 'Further Education and Skills Service') is a state agency in Ireland. SOLAS was established on October 27, 2013. Its mandate is set out in the Further Education and Training Act 2013. Among other functions such as research, monitoring and coordinating of further education ...
The trade of construction plant fitting in the Republic of Ireland is essentially the training of mechanics who specialise in working on the type of machinery found on building sites. Bull-dozers, dump trucks, four-wheel drive vehicles, cement mixers and water pumps are all types of equipment worked on by construction plant fitters (cp fitters ...
The FÁS expenses scandal happened in Ireland in November/December 2008. Significant public and political outcry was roused, and at least one senior figure of a government organisation resigned. The scandal first emerged in June 2008 when Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish parliament) was told one morning by Leader of the Opposition ...
Sabhal Mòr is an independent Academic Partner in the federal University of the Highlands and Islands. Its sole medium of instruction on degree courses is Scottish Gaelic . Since its foundation in 1973 Sabhal Mòr Ostaig has played a crucial role in the linguistic and cultural renaissance of Gaelic in Scotland. The college enjoys an ...
An Education and Training Board ( ETB) ( Irish: Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna) is one of sixteen statutory local education bodies that deliver a wide range of education services in the Republic of Ireland. ETBs manage a large number of secondary schools, further education colleges and training centres, multi-faith primary schools (Community ...
This is a list of current further education and higher education colleges in Scotland. Most colleges provide both levels of qualification. Further education colleges offer courses for people over the age of sixteen, involving school-level qualifications such as Higher Grade exams, as well as work-based learning.
The Further Education and Training Awards Council (Irish: Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.