Fás bosses draw up plans for revamp

FÁS management have drawn up a major reconfiguration plan for the state training agency after an internal report found problems with over half the private companies contracted to provide courses for the unemployed.

The plan, which could see the rebranding of the organisation, will be considered tomorrow at a meeting of the Fás board and forwarded to the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills Mary Coughlan.

The move comes a day after it was confirmed that details of the activities of at least two private training companies have been forwarded to the gardaí for investigation into possible fraud.