Gear second-level to wealth creation, says Intel director

THE Irish second-level education system needs to be geared towards producing people who will create future wealth and prosperity as we are now falling behind international standards, a forum was told yesterday.

The Open Forum on Transforming Education in Ireland was held in Trinity College Dublin’s Science Gallery and featured a keynote speech from Dr Martina Roth, director of global education at Intel.

Intel’s general manager in Ireland, Jim O’Hara, said the Government needed to plan for the future now and boost second-level to guarantee the country’s future growth and prosperity.