Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion

11:00 am

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I appreciate that. Regarding Skillnet, it is reactive to enterprise and its needs. I have seen locally the connections with the institutes of education, such as the LMETB and even the AMTCE in Dundalk. I probably got the acronym back to front at this stage, but I am referring to the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence. The big one here is Skillnet Ireland was ranked first out of 47 upskilling initiatives for enterprise across EU member states.

My initial question was going to be how you rate that. Obviously that was answered in the opening statement. Therefore it is a case that this works and it is about the interaction with those other bodies and then delivering what is necessary and ensuring that you stay ahead of the game.