Employers’ group Ibec does not object to increasing a levy on business to train people for work once the extra €150m a year is properly spent.

Almost 800 students who attempted higher-level Leaving Certificate maths in search of the bonus college entry points have failed the subject.

The number of apprenticeship options available is set to almost double with the creation of 25 new training programmes in careers from catering to truck-driving.

Irish companies have more concerns than foreign employers about skills shortages and are less likely to collaborate with third-level colleges, a survey has found.

A 38-year-old Wicklow man has appeared at Bray District court today charged with the murder of Anne Shortall, a teacher has threatened to go on a hunger strike over proposed Junior Cert reforms, Cork’s St Patrick’s Street could soon see a car ban and Ed Sheeran has announced who he’ll be lining out with at Croke Park. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com.

Teachers’ criticism of the proposed junior cycle misses the point. The current system is not fit for purpose, writes Tony Donohoe            

A new "apprenticeships council" is to establish which sectors require more trainees and ensure those, offered opportunities, are given the "best possible training".

Irish jobseekers are missing out on careers and business opportunities due to a lack of foreign language skills.

Chefs, childcare workers, and staff for the retail and ICT sectors could be trained through new apprenticeships as part of plans to widen their availability and appeal.

Nearly 57,000 anxious teenagers will open their Junior Certificate results today.

The trend of worryingly poor maths and science results has continued in this year’s Leaving Certificate as 57,500 students receive their exam results today.

IRELAND has improved its grade when it comes to students’ ability to read computer-based text — but the level is behind that of a decade ago.

THE target of having almost three-quarters of people of school-leaving age attending third level by 2020 is ambitious.

POOR levels of interaction between students and lecturers are impacting on the quality of education at third-level, a student representative has told TDs and senators.

IBEC today welcomed the Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe's confirmation that the Government is considering the reintroduction of tuition fees to help address the serious under-funding in the third-level sector.

WHILE more than 57,000 students celebrated their Junior Certificate yesterday, debate continued to rage about the adequacy of the curriculum.

More than 1,500 pupils failed ordinary level French in this year’s Junior Certificate, it emerged today.

EMPLOYERS were yesterday accused of “blatant ageism” after an experiment showed firms were more likely to respond to applications from younger applicants.

Company bosses are taking steps to help talented and motivated staff balance their work and non-working lives, it was claimed today.