Ireland’s Yearbook of Education 2018 2019 – Further Education and Training Ireland’sYearbook ofEducation 2018 2019 FURTHER EDUCATION & TRAINING CHAPTER The number of young people registering for apprenticeships continued to rise in 2018. Overview of Further Education & Training 2018 – 2019 By Dr Bryan Fields | Education and Training Consultant Leadership and Management in Post-Primary Schools From strategy to implementation By Dr Rory O’Sullivan | Principal of Killester College of Further Education, and Chair of the FET Committee. Earn and Learn An overview of apprenticeship development By Martin McVicar | Managing Director, Combilift Shaping Future FET via Strategic Performance Agreements Multi-annual strategies, outcomes, and impacts By Andrew Brownlee | Executive Director, Strategy and Knowledge, SOLAS Quality in Further Education Towards more consistency and comparability By Dr Padraig Walsh | Chief Executive, QQI Strategic CPD Plans for the Institute of Guidance Councellors By Beatrice Dooley | President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors Half a Century of Lifelong Learning Advocacy AONTAS at 50: past, present, and future By Niamh O’Reilly | CEO, AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation& Luke Murtagh | Adjunct Lecturer, NUI Maynooth Bringing Opportunities to the Low-skilled The hidden people of our education and training system By Inez Bailey | CEO, National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) The Youthreach Story Shining a Light on a lesser known narrative By Louise Cole | Bray & North Wicklow Youthreach Coordinator, KWETB and National Association of Youthreach Coordinators Communications Officer learner Voice What it means for further education and training By Leah Dowdall | AONTAS Learner Advocacy Officer Other Chapters Complete Yearbook Introduction Themes Early Childhood Primary Second Level FET Higher Education Research Ireland’s Yearbook of Education is supported by: