Written answers
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Department of Education and Skills
Community Training Centres
5:00 pm
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made by her for the FÁS community training centres; their future role; the implications for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/11]
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FÁS Community Training Centres are the vocational arm of the national YOUTHREACH Programme for early school leavers. They offer specific initial vocational skills training as an alternative to second level education with a view to re-engaging early school leavers in progressing their levels of skills, knowledge and competencies.
Participants in CTC are primarily young men and women between 16 and 21 years of age. During 2010 an average of 2,300 early school leavers were availing of training at any one time, and a total of just over 2,100 people finished their training.
While there is a focus on ongoing improvement of services delivered by CTC, there are currently no plans to change the existing programme.
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