Resources

Action Plan for Education, 2016-2019

Department of Education and Skills Strategy Statement, published September 2016

Best Practice Guidelines in Literacy Provision at Post-Primary Level

Joint Report by the Education and Training Inspectorate and the Department of Education and Skills Inspectorate on Promoting and Improving Literacy in Post-Primary Schools, April 2015

Best Practice Guidelines in Numeracy Provision at Post-Primary Level

Joint Report by the Education and Training Inspectorate and the Department of Education and Skills Inspectorate on Promoting and Improving Numeracy in Post-Primary Schools, April 2015

Building a culture of inclusion through eTwinning

CVET in Europe – The Way Ahead

A summary of recent Cedefop research on continuing vocational education and training (CVET). It analyses how CVET contributes to reaching EU economic and social policy objectives with respect to social inclusion, employment, innovation, productivity, competitiveness and growth. It outlines the major achievements in CVET practices and policies over recent years, and highlights gaps and challenges for future CVET policies.

Erasmus+ Mid-Term Evaluation

This links to a page on the European Commission website where you can read the highlights of the Mid-Term Evaluation and follow links to the report itself as well as to all the country reports that fed into it.

Europe 2020, in a nutshell

A link to the European Commission's website on Europe 2020, the European Union’s ten-year jobs and growth strategy.

Further Education and Training Strategy, 2014-2019

Published by SOLAS and the DES

Hopscotch to Quality in EVS 2.0

Find out more about hands-on strategies and the key steps (presented as the Hopscotch model) to be taken on the road to better quality in your EVS projects.
This is a new, completely re-written and updated edition, published in February 2016.

Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2025

Published in January 2016, the Strategy identifies Ireland’s current skills profile, provides a strategic vision and specific objectives for Ireland’s future skills requirements, and sets out a road map for how the vision and objectives can be achieved.It has been developed around six key objectives and a comprehensive set of actions and measures aimed at improving the development, supply and use of skills over the next 10 years

Making apprenticeships work for small and medium enterprises – CEDEFOP Briefing Note