Simon Harris says new €430m fund for third-level education is a 'step change' 

Simon Harris said apprenticeships and training courses will be key to achieving the Government's retrofitting targets including home insulation. Picture: iStock

Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has hailed as a “step change” a new funding announcement for third-level institutions.

The €430m capital investment in the further and higher education sectors will see 45% of the total allocation directed to further education and training, including the expansion of skills centres and apprenticeship programmes across the country, and the establishment of further education and training colleges of the future.