Talkback [IrishTimes]
- Published: 13 April 2010
The Minister must transform education and training, says BRIAN MOONEY
GIVEN THE levels of unemployment, the challenge facing the new Minister for Education and Skills Mary Coughlan is a mammoth one. Over the past year there has been a decrease of 127,200 in the number of men in employment, while the number of women in employment has decreased by 39,600. What makes this particularly relevant to the Minister is that the largest decrease in employment was recorded for those aged 20 to 24, many of whom left the education system with just a Leaving Cert.
Now that she has arrived in Marlborough Street, the Minister can set about reshaping how education and training is delivered to the unemployed. And to those who lack the skills required to secure employment in the competitive international labour market.
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