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Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to discuss 2020 Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades and 2021 Leaving Certificate Preparations

9 Nov 2020, 03:51

The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science will meet twice this week, beginning tomorrow, when the 2020 Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades and 2021 Leaving Certificate Preparations will be discussed.

On Tuesday, officials from Department of Education and Skills will appear in Committee Room 2 from 1.30pm for a briefing regarding 2020 Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades and the preparations for the 2021 Leaving Certificate.

On Thursday, a motion regarding Technological Universities will be discussed at 1.20pm in Committee Room 2. As of January 1, 2021, Cork IT and Tralee IT will cease to exist in their current name, as they merge to become Munster Technological University  (Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan in Irish).

Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science will appear, as will Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider a Motion to establish Munster Technological University.

Speaking in advance of the meetings, Committee Chairperson, Paul Kehoe TD, said: “The work programme for the week ahead  is busy and varied, Leaving Cert 2020 was challenging for the entire school community so as a committee we are eager to receive a briefing from Officials regarding the 2020 Calculated Grades Process and, very importantly,  the plans being developed for Leaving Cert 2021. Later-on in the week we will consider a Motion to establish Munster Technological University on 1 January 2021.”

The meetings can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

For more information about the work of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science see the Committee webpage

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