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ncc090309 Statement On Education Presentation
ncc090309 Statement On Education Presentation
2
What is competitiveness? A race to the
top, not to the bottom
3
Role of the National Competitiveness Council
► Benchmarking
Ireland’s
Performance
► Ireland’s
Competitiveness
Challenge
► Statement on
Education & Training
4
A Challenging Landscape
5
Challenge - to ensure that we are sufficiently
competitive to enable a transition back to Export
Led Growth
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
€35,000
€30,000
€25,000
€20,000
€15,000
€10,000
€5,000
€0
Belgium
Italy
Eurozone
France
Finland
Spain
Ireland
Greece
Austria
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
Source: ECB
Education
► Social
► Moral, ethical and religious
► Societal and personal
► Cultural ….and
► Economic
International comparisons
10
Educational Attainment, Aged 25-64
by Highest Level of Education (percent), 2006
38
35
60% 21
35 41 60
42 38
31 44 46 59
44 47 54 55
40%
48
60
50 47 49
20%
31 34 31 33
23 28
20 18 21 22
12 16 15 17
0% 0
OECD
US
UK
Sweden
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Hungary
New Zealand
South Korea
Ireland
France
Japan
Finland
Spain
Poland
Denmark
Netherlands
11
Population with a Third Level Education
By Age Cohort, 2006
US
OECD
UK
Ireland
EU-15
12
[
100%
2006 2000
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Switzerland
UK
US
Hungary
Italy
Sweden
France
Spain
Japan
Finland
Poland
Ireland
Netherlands
Denmark
EU-14
Germany
13
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Poland
14
Czech Republic
Finland 2007
Sweden
Aged 18-24, 2007
2000
Hungary
Ireland
Netherlands
Early School Leavers
Denmark
Germany
France
EU-27
EU-15
UK
Italy
Spain
Investment: Expenditure per Student
30000
US EU-15 Ireland OECD
25000 24,370
20000
15000
11,510 11,512
10,390 10,468
10000 9,156
8,301
7,849 7,500 7,804
0
15 Pre-Primary Primary Secondary Tertiary
Integrating ICT to Enliven Learning
30
Total Number of Computers per 100 Pupils Internet Connected Computers per 100 Pupils
25
20
15
10
Hungary
UK
Sweden
Italy
Finland
Austria
France
EU15
Ireland
Spain
Poland
Netherlands
Germany
Denmark
Portugal
16
Tuition hours for Mathematics and Science
9-11 year olds, 2006
UK
Netherlands
France
Germany
Spain
Denmark
OECD
Finland
Japan
Ireland
Portugal
Hungary
Sweden
Korea
18
Japan
South Korea
Finland (2007)
Switzerland
(2004)
US
Germany
OECD
Fourth Level R&D
Denmark
France
UK
Ireland GNP
Netherlands
(2005)
Ireland GDP
Business Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP, 2006
Spain
Italy (2007)
2006
Target 2%
New Zealand
Irish GNP
Target 1.7%
(2005)
EU Lisbon GDP
Hungary
2000
Poland
Recommendations
19
Key Skills for the Future
21
Long-Term Development of Pre-Primary
System is Critical
► Stronger early interventions can address disadvantage and
improve performance at later stages
► Link expenditures to the rollout of national quality standards
for providers
► Replace Early Years Supplement with a targeted subsidy to
drive quality standards
► Quality service implies lower child-to-staff ratios than other
age-groups and well-trained providers
► Move towards an integrated system combining education with
centre-based day-care at the same location
22
Disadvantage in Schools
23
Improving the Delivery of Education
24
Focus on Outcomes
29
Enhancing Higher Level Education
30
Value of Diverse Missions
33
Value for Money
35
Further Education and Training
36
Implementation of the Strategy for
Science, Technology and Innovation
37
SSTI: Securing Value Added
38
Through…
39
Building a Culture of Up-Skilling
40
Building a Culture of Up-Skilling
41
Building a Culture of Up-Skilling
43
Finally… A Personal View
44
Thank You
Don Thornhill
ncc@forfas.ie