Mr. John McKeon:

I will finish on this point. It is also because all the research evidence bar none shows that the training that works best in terms of getting people into employment is short, specific skills-based training. The Economic and Social Research Institute did a study last year on the back to education allowance scheme and it found that the employment prospects of people who went onto the back to education allowance and undertook long-term training courses in second and third level were significantly reduced even four or five years after completing the programmes. That same outcome is to be found all over the world, not only in Ireland. In terms of focusing on employment outcomes, having a six month, specific short skills training course is a much better investment than a long-term general education course.