A Vocational Education Committee (VEC) are committees in the Republic of Ireland that have charge of vocational schools, certain colleges and previously had authority over the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Regional Technical Colleges until 1992. The committee system was created by the Vocational Education Act, 1930 and amended many times since. A vocational school, providing vocational education and also sometimes referred to as a trade school or career college, is one operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously setup in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. ... A Regional Technical College (RTC) is a type of college in Ireland now replaced by an Institute of Technology (IOT). ...

Dublin Institute of Technology and the Regional Technical College system was a particularly prestigious part of the Vocational Education Committee system until 1992 when the colleges were separated from the committees. Since this time the committees have expanded into adult education and further education. The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act but had been previously setup in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. ... A Regional Technical College (RTC) is a type of college in Ireland now replaced by an Institute of Technology (IOT). ... Libraries are a useful resource for adult learners. ... Further education is education in addition to that received at secondary school. ...

Organization

The Vocational Education Committee system is to a large extent based on the traditional counties and cities of Ireland. There is also a provision for towns to have their own independent committees. The island of Ireland was historically divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). After the partition of Ireland in 1921, what became the Republic of Ireland comprised 26 of these, with Northern Ireland comprising the remaining six. ... This is a list of the cities in Ireland, referring to those with a city charter. ...

County Tipperary has two committees, North Tipperary and South Tipperary in line with local government boundaries. County Dublin is in the anomalous situation as it has a committee even though the county no longer exists in law as a local authority (see Dublin County Council); the committee covers the county except for the extents as covered by the corressponding committess for City of Dublin and former Corporation of Dún Laoghaire. County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... South Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Theas in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary South Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the southern part of County Tipperary. ... Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2002) 1,122,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of... Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... The Corporation of Dún Laoghaire was a local authority in County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland from 1930 to 1994, covering the municipal borough of Dún Laoghaire. ...

Dún Laoghaire is the only town that has its own committee, this is due to the fact that the town was once a municipal borough with its own "corporation", this corporation status is no longer the case since the abolition of the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire however the committee remains. The towns of Bray, Drogheda, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford originally had their own committees, however these where amalgamated into the county committees in those areas where they resided in a reform of the sector in 1998. Dún Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation ; anglicised spelling Dunleary, pronunciation ) is a suburban seaside town and a ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... The Corporation of Dún Laoghaire was a local authority in County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland from 1930 to 1994, covering the municipal borough of Dún Laoghaire. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman) is the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

External link

• Irish Vocational Education Association