Financial irregularities and missing files in Skillnets scheme

SERIOUS questions have been raised over the delivery of the state’s Skillnets programme after the C&AG report uncovered issues over the non-delivery of courses that were already paid for, financial irregularities and missing documentation linked to tenders.

Financial irregularities and missing files in Skillnets scheme

Skillnets is funded by the National Training Fund and had a final budget of €16.6m for 2009, funding 103 training networks training a reported 40,123 people. However, an investigation by accountants uncovered serious issues over the delivery of some training programmes.

According to the report: “Following the receipt of anonymous allegations in February 2010 in relation to a specific training provider, Skillnets began an investigation and identified 24 networks that had made payments to that training provider in 2008-2009.

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