KENNY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL VEC PLACES FOR CITY OF DUBLIN

Posted on June 13, 2011 12:12 PM   |   Permanent Link   

The Labour Party TD for Dublin North East, Seán Kenny said that the additional 1000 places announced as part of the Government Jobs Initiative today by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn were very welcome.

"This announcement shows the benefits brought by the Jobs Initiative that was set up by the Government recently. The Government is committed to getting people back to work and the announcement today is part of the almost 16,000 additional places countrywide announced in education and training as part of the Jobs Initiative Scheme", Deputy Kenny said.

"The City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee (CDVEC) will receive 60 of these which will allow participants to choose from 1000 different courses across the City of Dublin", Deputy Kenny continued. "This gives them the chance to upgrade their skills and retrain to develop new skills, which will make getting back to work all the easier.", he added.