Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Retraining Programme for Women. Retraining programmes for women
Summary
The Minister said AnCO and CERT training is open to both sexes, with additional courses for women and encouragement to enter traditionally male jobs.
asked the Minister for Labour the proposals, if any, for a retraining programme for women in this country in view of the fact that 45 per cent of the unemployed in the European Community are women.
Comment on this
The training programmes operated by AnCO and CERT Limited are open to both women and men. In addition, AnCO has organised training courses specifically to cater for women who wish to take up employment, or to return to work.
It is my policy to encourage the participation of women in training for jobs which hitherto have been mainly, or exclusively, held by men.