Mr. Paddy Lavelle:

I wish to reply to the Chairman's question on whether courses are strategic in a local area. Some of the principle goals in the FET strategy include active inclusion. The focus of a lot of community level programmes is to build capacity in people in order that they can take on the more skills-based levels 5 and 6 in due course.

Modules were also mentioned. I am going to an awards ceremony tonight where we will present awards to people. They will receive components of awards that will over time build up to full awards at levels 3, 4 and 5. At first glance some of these courses may appear not to be so strategic, but their function is to build the capacity of individuals and groups in order that they can take on the next courses that will become skills and are related to skills for the economy, ultimately. Probably it will be over a three- or four-year period rather than initially on the first round.