Departments 3 year strategy 2021-2024

8 March 2021

The strategy sets out the department’s ambition to:

improve the transition to further and higher education for school leavers
implement a new 10-year strategy to improve literacy, numeracy and digital skills to ensure nobody is left behind
reform skills training and invest in upskilling and reskilling opportunities in areas of economic growth including in the area of green and digital skills
overhaul the Apprenticeship system and develop a new plan to increase apprenticeships to 10,000 every year
put in place a sustainable approach to higher education funding
introduce new legislation to reform higher education governance
undertake a national engagement on research and science and develop a renewed national strategy to succeed Innovation 2020
implement a new Access Plan for higher education and review the Student Grant Scheme
grow our international reach and position Ireland as a leader in higher education and research
support the establishment of Technological Universities across the country to improve access to higher education and to act as anchors for regional and national innovation and growth
advance North South co-operation in higher education and research
lead the COVID-19 response for the sector to enable higher and further education to respond to and recover from the ongoing crisis
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