A
study of the needs of the more than a million people on
the island who left school with few or no qualifications
by Dr Mark Morgan of St. Patrick's College and the Educational
Research Centre, Drumcondra, and Mr Paul Mc Gill, formerly
education correspondent of the Belfast Telegraph.
They
conclude that current policies in both jurisdictions, by
concentrating on largely middle-class school leavers, are "far
removed from the vision of lifelong learning, where people
of all ages and social classes drop in and out of education
and training on an equal basis."
Among the report's
recommendations are:
- Cross-border
adult education research and tutor training programmes
with an emphasis on the use of ICT
- A
North/South fund to encourage co-operation between Northern
further education colleges and Southern institutes of
technology, with special provisions for community education
groups.
- A
framework to develop the UK University for Industry learndirect programme
in the South, with joint learning centres along
the border.
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