Jobs plan focuses on training based on sector demand

WHEN the economic crisis landed in 2008, Ireland was hit hard.

Between 2008 and March 2011 an estimated 250,000 jobs were lost in the private sector.

The Government’s action plan for jobs is a response to that crisis. It is designed to facilitate the transition from the old, failed economy based on property, banking, and debt to a new, sustainable economy based on exports, innovation, technology, and enterprise. The aim is to create jobs and restore the economy.