Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure 2020 post-leaving certificate courses are completed and-or accredited; and the way in which he will ensure that students coming from post-leaving certificate courses will be in a position to attend higher education or further courses on the strength of their course. [8120/20]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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Education and Training Boards (ETBs) have an agreed position on determining and implementing reasonable alternative methods of assessment for their learners, while ensuring that learning outcomes can continue to be assessed and approved by academic governance. Each ETB has developed more detailed contingency plans at provider level, submitted to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), and published on each ETB’s website. These alternative methods are currently being applied across ETB provision, including post-leaving certificate courses.

ETBs have participated fully in structures established with the higher and further education sectors to manage the response to Covid-19. ETB learners are being facilitated to undertake assessments for the purpose of progression to higher education in the required timeframe.