Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 11, lines 38 and 39, to delete “provision of, education and training” and substitute the following:“provision of education and training, including education and training for the purpose of employment,”.

It was noted on Committee Stage that the Minister for Social Protection had emphasised the need for the functions of education and training boards to include explicit reference to education and training for the purpose of employment. After further consideration the proposal makes sense given the expanded role of the boards in line with the upcoming SOLAS reforms. SOLAS will be established under the Further Education and Training Bill 2013, which is scheduled to be taken later this evening, and the amendment ensures that education and training for the purpose of employment will be core functions for the new boards.

See this speech in context