The majority of FÁS funds for direct training, and all of the FÁS training centres, will be transferred to the  further education and Institute of  Technology sectors, with an explicit mandate to deliver high-quality, flexible vocational education and  training and a broader, modern apprenticeship programme that caters to a wider variety of trades, ages and genders. This will be accompanied by a redeployment of qualified training staff from FÁS to Colleges of Further Education and Institutes of Technology, as appropriate. The transition will be strategically managed by government to ensure that available training and education opportunities meet the current and projected needs of the labour market, and the needs of jobseekers.
supportive of economic growth, for example facilitation of more production or government aid for growth