Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 1995

Vol. 455 No. 1

Written Answers. - NCVA Awards.

Joe Walsh

Ceist:

95 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Education the arrangements, if any, in place to allow for the entry of 500 students to the country's regional technical colleges using the NCVA-accredited post-Leaving Certificate route as per the pilot scheme for the academic year 1995-96; the distribution of the places among the colleges; the courses to which students may be admitted; the application date extensions; the late entry arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11631/95]

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

All centres offering NCVA awards were advised by the NCVA, in April last, that places in certain designated regional technical college courses were being made available, through the CAO/CAS system, to holders of specific NCVA level awards, under the special pilot scheme for progression to higher education in 1995.

A list of the regional technical college courses concerned and the appropriate NCVA awards was circulated to these centres, and I am arranging to have a copy of that list forwarded to the Deputy.

The allocation of these pilot scheme places to applicants will not be known until the current CAO/CAS process has been completed.

Prospective applicants were advised by the NCVA to apply through the CAO/CAS system by the late application date of 1 May 1995, and that the CAO/CAS change of course option could be exercised until 1 July 1995.