Sixteen new Education and Training Boards will be established today to replace 33 VECs nationwide.

The new ETBs will include 21 members, including 12 local authority representatives, 2 staff and 2 parents along with 5 members from bodies representing community and business interests.

The reform will reduce the number of Chief Executive Officers to be in line with the number of bodies, and should result in savings of 2 million euros annually.

The new configuration also paves the way for the establishment of SOLAS, with the dissolution of FÁS, and see the transfer of training functions to the newly formed Education and Training Boards. It is expected that SOLAS will be formally established before the end of this year.

Michael Moriarty, is the General Secretary of Education and Training Boards Ireland:

Bodies replaced

The former VECs to be replaced by sixteen Education and Training Board are listed below, along with their replacements:

City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee - City of Dublin Education and Training Board

County Donegal Vocational Education Committee - Donegal Education and Training Board

County Kerry Vocational Education Committee - Kerry Education and Training Board

City of Cork Vocational Education Committee & County Cork Vocational Education Committee - Cork Education and Training Board

City of Galway Vocational Education Committee & County Galway Vocational Education Committee & County Roscommon Vocational Education Committee - Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board

City of Limerick Vocational Education Committee & County Limerick Vocational Education Committee & County Clare Vocational Education Committee- Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

County Cavan Vocational Education Committee & County Monaghan Vocational Education Committee- Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board

County Dublin Vocational Education Committee & Dun Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee- Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board

County Kildare Vocational Education Committee & County Wicklow Vocational Education Committee - Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board

County Kilkenny Vocational Education Committee & County Carlow Vocational Education Committee - Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board

County Laois Vocational Education Committee & County Offaly Vocational Education Committee - Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board

County Longford Vocational Education Committee & County Westmeath Vocational Education Committee - Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board

County Louth Vocational Education Committee & County Meath Vocational Education Committee - Louth and Meath Education and Training Board

County Mayo Vocational Education Committee & County Sligo Vocational Education Committee & County Leitrim Vocational Education Committee - Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

Tipperary North Riding Vocational Education Committee & Tipperary South Riding Vocational Education Committee - Tipperary Education and Training Board

City of Waterford Vocational Education Committee & County Waterford Vocational Education Committee & County Wexford Vocational Education Committee - Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board

HQ locations

Local Education and Training Board

Headquarter location

City of Dublin
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

City of Cork and County Cork
Cork (greater city area)

County Dublin and Dun Laoghaire
Tallaght, Dublin 24

Limerick City and County and Clare
Limerick (greater city area)

Donegal
Letterkenny

Kerry
Tralee

Tipperary
Nenagh (sub-office in Clonmel)

Wexford and Waterford
Wexford (sub-offices in Waterford City & Dungarvan)

City and County Galway and Roscommon
Athenry (sub-office in Roscommon Town)

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim
Castlebar (sub-offices in Sligo & Carrick-on-Shannon)

Cavan and Monaghan
Monaghan (sub-office in Cavan Town)

Louth and Meath
Drogheda

Longford and Westmeath
Mullingar

Laois and Offaly
Portlaoise

Kildare and Wicklow
Naas (sub-office in Wicklow)

Kilkenny and Carlow
Carlow Town

As no merger is involved in City of Dublin, Donegal or Kerry their headquarters remain unchanged