Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the membership of the upskilling co-ordination group; the date on which it was established; the number of times it has met to date in 2010; the reports it has made; the detail of those reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44902/10]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Upskilling Co-ordination Group was established in 2007. The purpose of the Group is to provide a forum for providers of training and vocational education to exchange information and to discuss common issues. It also assists the Department in overseeing the effective co-ordination of different education and training provision funded by the Department of Education and Skills and delivered by FÁS, Skillnets, the VECs and the IOTs. The Group has met once in 2010.

The Upskilling Co-ordination Group has not been tasked with publishing specific reports. However, the Group updates the Senior Officials Group on the implementation of the National Skills Strategy on progress on improving co-ordination of the State's Education and Training provision. Membership of the Group comprises of representatives from the following organisations: Department of Education and Skills Higher Education Authority, Further Education Authority FAS FORFAS Enterprise Ireland County Enterprise Boards County Development Boards Institute of Technologies National Adult Literacy Agency Irish Vocational Education Association Skillnets