Education body refuses certs to FAS students [Independent.ie]
- Published: 10 December 2010
THE education authority responsible for certifying further education courses last night confirmed it is refusing to issue certificates to students who complete FAS courses.
FETAC is withholding the certificates until the controversial state agency completes its national audit later this month.
The revelation comes in the wake of a storm of controversy at the scandal-hit agency over courses it provided to students.
In reply to a parliamentary question from Fine Gael's Fergus O'Dowd, Education Minister Mary Coughlan confirmed that FETAC was withholding the certificates.
"FETAC are now conducting an examination of the issues with FAS, involving visits to all FAS centres that request certificates from FETAC.
"Pending the finalisation of their examination and to ensure that errors do not occur on certificates, FETAC have decided to place a temporary hold on issuing certificates to FAS learners in respect of award types which may be subject to the errors encountered," she added.
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