50,000 extra places in Further Education and Training
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Further Education Minister Simon Harris granted anย additional 50,000 places in further education and training courses in 2021, including apprenticeships, traineeships and post-leaving cert courses. These additional places focus on ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ & preparing the workforce for the green economy, and "๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฉ-๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐". Read the full article hereย ( Irish Examiner 10/1/21)