Emma Coughlan

Cork Education and Training Board

Cork Education and Training Board was established under the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013 and is responsible and accountable for the proper direction and control of its functions in the Cork City and Cork County Councils' local authority areas. Cork ETB is the only statutory body in Cork with the responsibility to provide education and training across a broad range of services. The Education and Training Boards Act 2013 was passed in May 2013 to take effect from 1st July 2013. The Act provided for the dissolution of Vocational Education Committees (VECs) and for the establishment of the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) through a process involving the merger of some of the 33 existing VECs. Following the amalgamation of former County and City of Cork VECs, Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) was established with responsibility for the delivery of primary, post primary and further education in line with their predecessor VECs. The Further Education and Training Act 2013 was signed into law in July 2013. The Act established SOLAS (The Further Education and Training Authority) with responsibility for the planning, funding and co-ordination of the Further Education and Training services provided locally by ETBs. The Act also provided for the transfer of the former FÁS Training functions and staff to the newly formed ETBs.