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The mission of the Department of Education and Skills is to provide high-quality education, which will enable individuals to achieve their full potential and to participate fully as members of society,and contribute to Ireland’s social, cultural and economic development.

In support, the Department is engaged in a wide range of activities covering the key elements of policy planning, quality assurance, resourcing, regulation and evaluation, as well as providing a broad range of support services for the education sector.

FÁS offers a range of  courses suited to the needs of jobseekers looking for employment.

From 1st January, 2012, Employment Services and Employment Programmes were transferred to the Department of Social Protection. For further details, please view information available on Jobseeker and Communities

The organisation operates throughout Ireland, divided into 8 regions as outlined in the Fás Contact Ussection.

Vocational Education Committees were established under the Vocational Education Act 1930.

Vocational Education Committees represent a cross-section of educational, cultural, industrial, commercial, staff and parent interests. Vocational Education Committees administer Vocational Schools and Community Colleges which provide mainstream junior and senior cycle courses, as well as more specialised vocationally orientated options. Vocational Education Committees are also the major provider of Further Education which is a range of post- compulsory education and training options such as Post-Leaving Certificate courses (PLCs). Vocational Education Committees also deliver Youthreach Services, the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), BTEI and Youth Services as well as being centrally involved in adult and community education, often in partnership with the voluntary sector.

The Vocational Education Committee of Cork VEC consists of seventeen members. They represent the local authority, parents of students under 18 years of age, staff and a variety of community and education interests.

National Development Plan (NDP, Irish: Plean Forbartha Náisiúnta) is the title given by the Irish Government to a scheme of organised large-scale expenditure on (mainly) national infrastructure.

It is managed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The mission of the department is to achieve the Government’s social and economic goals by ensuring the effective management of taxpayers’ money and the delivery of quality public services that meet the needs of citizens.

Pobal is an intermediary that works on behalf of Government to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion, reconciliation and equality.

Pobal is a not-for-profit company with charitable status that manages programmes on behalf of the Irish Government and the EU.