TUI ads calling for more PLC funding

A TEACHERS’ union has taken out advertisements in national newspapers to protest at what it calls Government failure to properly invest in further education.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) is estimated to have spent well over €10,000 on the ad campaign, calling for immediate funding for a restructuring package for further education and Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) colleges.

Around 220 such institutions have 30,000 students, including adults who might not otherwise be able to return to education.