The VEC in Dun Laoghaire has indicated that all PLC courses in the Senior College Dun Laoghaire have prior sanction of the Department of Education and Science and all lead to recognised qualifications. The post leaving certificate review was commissioned to examine the sector and make recommendations as necessary regarding the organisational, support, development, technical and administrative structures and resources required in schools with large scale post leaving certificate, PLC, provision, having regard to good practice in related areas across the system and in other countries. The final report was completed in April 2003.
The recommendations of the report are wide-ranging and encompass proposals that extend beyond PLC provision. The report poses considerable challenges in regard to the shaping of structures for the delivery of further and adult education into the future. The recommendations are being considered at departmental level with a view to addressing the priority issues within the context of overall educational policy and provision.
Officials in my Department have had discussions with the management and staff representative interests in the sector to examine their respective priorities and to consider issues surrounding a number of the recommendations of the report, having regard to the implications for other areas of the education system. Further consultations with all the relevant interests with regard to prioritisation of the recommendations will be held in the period ahead.
