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Education and Employment Policy Working Group |
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This policy working group is composed of representatives of the Department of Education and Science, FÁS, the VECs, local partnerships, schools and colleges, the Education Welfare Service and other interests. The purpose of the group is to develop innovative solutions to problems of educational and skills disadvantage in Dublin. It initiated and oversaw a range of actions of the Pact in the educational area, notably the Programme Learning at Work and the project Guidance Services for ex-Prisoners.
Members of the Working Group 2004-06
Catherine Durkin (Chair) - Education Coordinator, Blanchardstown Partnership
Mary Folan - Dublin Employment Pact
Brian Flemming Principal - Collinstown Park Community College
Fran Fitzgibbon - Community Department, FÁS
Martin McLoughlin - Department of Education and Science
Diarmuid O’Brien Assistant Principle, Senior College Ballyfermot
Michael Doyle - Education Welfare Board
Bernadette Reilly - Youthreach
Pat Coughlan - City of Dublin VEC
Margaret Maher - Education Coordinator, Clondalkin Partnership
Fergus Carpenter - St. Vincents Trust
Joanne Richards - DCU Access Officer
The Group has also organised a range of seminars, conferences and policy meetings, most recently (May 2007) a Think In on future educational policy priorities for the Pact. This Think In was addressed by Kay Hallahan of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and Gerard Walker of the National Economic and Social Forum. The seminar was attended by invited representatives from FÁS, the Department of Education, IBEC, ICTU, local partnerships, Dublin VECs, and members of the Policy Working Group.
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