UNTRAINED EYE: Are local authorities funding substandard training?

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Noteworthy want to scrutinise training tenders from across the country to find out which local authorities are giving contracts to individuals with no track record of teaching. Find out more:

Through this investigation, our team will scrutinise training contract tenders from across the country to find out which local authorities have the most lax trainer requirements.

We will also send Freedom of Information requests for records to expose which authorities grant contracts to unqualified trainers or breach State procurement guidelines. If you want to make a contribution to help this investigation happen, click the 'Fund This Proposal' button.EU and State funding is earmarked to support business and employment training through local authorities. There are clear State guidelines in place to ensure fairness and transparency in the procurement process for business training and mentoring.

Training industry insiders, however, are concerned that unskilled individuals with no track record of teaching are winning contracts tendered through local authorities. There are also concerns that there are no universally accepted training standards across Irish local authorities.

 

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