€128m fund to upskill workers who lose their jobs

IN THE face of mounting unemployment and reduced employment opportunities, yesterday’s budget introduced a range of measures designed to upskill those who lose their jobs or cannot find work.

Finance Minister Brian Lenihan assigned e128 million per year to the Departments of Education and Science; Social and Family Affairs; and Enterprise for that end.

Between them they will introduce a range of measures and incentives for those who lose their jobs.