| Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all | ||
| Goal 4.1 | By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 | Improve the learning experience and the success of learners. Improve the progress of learners at risk of educational disadvantage or learners with special educational needs. Help those delivering education services to continually improve. Build stronger bridges between education and the wider community. Improve national planning and support services. |
| Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Plan | To address educational disadvantage at school level. | |
| The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | Ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the values that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. | |
| Goal 4.2 | By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCYA | Early Childhood Care and Education Programme | Provides early childhood education for children of preschool age. |
| Goal 4.3 | By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 | To support the active inclusion of individuals of all ages and abilities to participate in further education and training to enable every citizen to fully participate in society. |
| National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 | Provide a more flexible system, with a greater choice of provision and modes of learning for an increasingly diverse cohort of students. | |
| National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019 | To promote equality of opportunity in higher education. | |
| The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | Ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the values that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. | |
| National Skills Strategy 2025 | The National Skills Strategy aims to provide an education and training system that is flexible enough to respond to a rapidly changing environment and that can provide the mix of skills needed over the next ten years, and beyond. | |
| Goal 4.4 | By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 | To support the active inclusion of individuals of all ages and abilities to participate in further education and training to enable every citizen to fully participate in society. |
| National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 | National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 | |
| National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019 | To promote equality of opportunity in higher education. | |
| The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | Ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the values that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. | |
| National Skills Strategy 2025 | The National Skills Strategy aims to provide an education and training system that is flexible enough to respond to a rapidly changing environment and that can provide the mix of skills needed over the next ten years, and beyond. | |
| Goal 4.5 | By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2016-2020 | To bring about a real improvement in the quality of life for Travellers and Roma. |
| Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 | Improve progress of learners at risk of educational disadvantage or learners with special educational needs. | |
| Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Plan | To address educational disadvantage at school level. | |
| The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | Ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the values that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. | |
| National Skills Strategy 2025 | There will be active inclusion to support participation in education and training and the labour market. | |
| Goal 4.6 | By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy – Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011-2020 | To improve literacy and numeracy standards among children and young people in the education system. |
| Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 | To support the active inclusion of individuals of all ages and abilities to participate in further education. | |
| Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Plan | To improve literacy and numeracy standards among children and young people at risk of disadvantage. | |
| Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 | Improve the learning experience and the success of learners. | |
| The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | Ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the values that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. | |
| National Skills Strategy 2025 | People across Ireland will engage more in lifelong learning. | |
| Goal 4.7 | By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | The National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development in Ireland 2014-2020 | To ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge (the ‘what’), the key dispositions and skills (the ‘how’) and the values (the ‘why’) that will motivate and empower them throughout their lives to become informed active citizens who take action for a more sustainable future. |
| Goal 4.a | Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DES | Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 | Deliver appropriate infrastructure for learning environments. |
| Goal 4.b | By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World One Future – Priority Action Area 5 Essential Services. |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 4.c | By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | One World One Future – Priority Action Area 5 Essential Services. |
| The Global Island | ||
Annex Acronyms
DAFM Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
DBEI Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
DCYA Department of Children and Youth Affairs
DCCAE Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
DCHG Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
DEFENCE Department of Defence
DES Department of Education and Skills
DEASP Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
DFIN Department of Finance
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DoH Department of Health
DHPLG Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
DJE Department of Justice and Equality
DPER Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
DRCD Department of Rural and Community Development
DTTAS Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
OPW Office of Public Works
REVENUE Office of the Revenue Commissioners
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