Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion

Photo of Marc Ó CathasaighMarc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions for Mr. Donohoe. He said that we perform in a medium way. I want to give him an opportunity to comment on where we are with life-long learning. This is an element of education that we can afford to do better in. Mr. Donohoe referred to digital skills, environmental awareness, and technical decarbonisation skills. Ms Costello commented on some specifics that we might need. I wanted to give Mr. Donohoe the opportunity to comment on a more specific range of skills he thinks we will need in those areas, whether in further education or in the workforce. It is similar to what I asked Dr. Freeman. Are we retrofitting our curriculum quickly enough to provide the basis for tracking that through education and into the workforce?

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