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to 16-year-olds. Continuation education was defined as "general and practical training in preparation for employment in trades", while technical education was described as "pertaining to trades, manufacturers, commerce and other industrial pursuits". To this end the VECs were charged with the duty of setting up and maintaining
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749:"S.I. No. 90/1997 â Vocational Education (Borough of Drogheda Vocational Education Area and County Louth Vocational Education Area) Amalgamation Order, 1997, accessed 20 October 2007"
775:"S.I. No. 92/1997 â Vocational Education (Borough of Sligo Vocational Education Area and County Sligo Vocational Education Area) Amalgamation Order, 1997, accessed 20 October 2007"
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that administered some secondary education, most adult education and a very small amount of primary education in the state. Before 1992 VECs had authority over the
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