Eoin Ryan
Question:195 Mr. Eoin Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 was not offered a third year on VTOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18854/02]
Written Answers. - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme.
The vocational training opportunities scheme, which is operated through the vocational education committees, caters for some 5,000 participants. Demand for places throughout the country generally exceeds supply.
A VTOS programme lasts for up to two years. Vocational education committees have discretion to allow a student a third year on VTOS on certain well-defined conditions, which do not apply in the case of the student in question.