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Is FAS closed/closing down?

  • 31-01-2012 11:27pm
    #1
    Bonesy.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭


    Heard alot of people talking about this but nothing from the paper or news, anyone know?


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Pretty sure that would have some media coverage if it wasn't just people blowing out their asses.


  • #3
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    No they're re-branding it. ****ing genius solution to all their problems.


  • #4
    RHJ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 925 ✭✭✭RHJ


    This post has been deleted.


  • #5
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,857 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    They better not, I have my course on Thursday night.


  • #6
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    RHJ wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    They've re-badged it you fool!

    /Partridge


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  • #7
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    Solas

    So

    Obviously

    Last

    Attempt
    was
    Shite


  • #8
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Bonesy. wrote: »
    Heard alot of people talking about this but nothing from the paper or news, anyone know?

    Long story short the Training and further Education part has been rebranded as SOLAS and made a sub agency of the Department of Education.

    The parts of FAS to do with comunity employment schemes etc have been taken over by the Department of Social Protection.


  • #9
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    What was is Fás used to be called again? The last time they ****ed up?


  • #10
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Anco


  • #11
    Underdraft
    Closed Accounts Posts: 323 ✭✭Underdraft


    Bonesy. wrote: »
    Heard alot of people talking about this but nothing from the paper or news, anyone know?

    Nah they're just changing the name to Bás


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  • #12
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    No they're re-branding it. ****ing genius solution to all their problems.

    Maybe if we rename Ireland all our debt might disappear.. Quick, get Enda on the phone!!


  • #13
    MickySticks
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭MickySticks


    Yakult wrote: »
    Maybe if we rename Ireland all our debt might disappear.. Quick, get Enda on the phone!!
    Direland?


  • #14
    mlumley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭mlumley


    MickySticks wrote: »
    Direland?

    Debtland more like it.:eek:


  • #15
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    The FAS website is one of the most brutal looking websites on the internet, looks like it was designed by someone in the early 90's who was designing their first website.

    The fact that they offer (or used to) offer many web design courses says it all really.
    An awful, awful shower of gombeens.


  • #16
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Yakult wrote: »
    Maybe if we rename Ireland all our debt might disappear.. Quick, get Enda on the phone!!
    We could call ourselves Angerland for a while and hopefully the banks would get confused and forget about us. We know the people at the top are fairly stupid so it's an idea that might actually work.


    Then we could rename ourselves again as "The peoples democratic republic of Ireland" and have it run by a mad dictator :pac:


  • #17
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    I still call the centre in Limerick the ANCO building :o

    Anyone else here remember ANCO?


    On another note I did a course with CERT, tourism training agency kinda like FÁS only they have excellent trainers and are superb at their jobs.
    Fantastic course, learned lots of skills, helped da ould self confidence and got a job out of it
    And without going down the immigration debate, Irish tourism needs Irish people. That's whom tourists want to meet and talk to

    CERT was taken by Fáilte Ireland, I hope they are still as good


  • #18
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Isn't making the same mistakes twice the epiphany of stupidity:confused:

    Then again this is the third time FF have brought the country to it's knees isn't it. Turd time lucky?


  • #19
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    Isn't making the same mistakes twice the epiphany of stupidity:confused:

    Then again this is the third time FF have brought the country to it's knees isn't it. Turd time lucky?

    Yes. The epiphany.




    :rolleyes:


  • #20
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Sindri wrote: »
    Yes. The epiphany.




    :rolleyes:
    :D


  • #21
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    :D


    :P


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  • #22
    travelledpengy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭travelledpengy


    Re-branded :O


  • #23
    travelledpengy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭travelledpengy


    :pac:


  • #24
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    Fas becomes Farce...


  • #25
    Ray Palmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,513 ✭✭✭Ray Palmer


    FAS is no longer. It is now part of Social Protection. It is actually a pretty radical change. While there was a connection to DFSA information was not shared in the most direct manner. Rules have been changed so now when you fail to use the services you get docked.

    All the people who complain about people on the dole needing a kick this is it. If you don't do training or turn up for appointments you get docked money. This is new. A lot of the training will use private companies now too and probably increase.


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