Jimmy Deenihan
Question:198 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to continue using Qualifax database for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15360/01]
Written Answers. - Career Guidance Database.
My Department, through the National Centre for Technology in Education, will provide funding for the updating of the Qualifax career guidance database until August 2002. Under this arrangement the database will be made available, free of charge, to all second level schools.
A working group is being set up under the National Centre for Guidance in Education involving, amongst others, representatives of the Institute for Guidance Councillors, which will report to my Department on future needs in this regard.