61 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a situation in Waterford in which FÁS students currently undertaking a child care practitionership course at FETAC level 5 and looking to progress to FETAC level 6 in child care management with the City of Waterford VEC College of Further Education are unable to do so due to a time difference between the start of the level 6 course and the exam results and accreditation of the level 5 course; that this anomaly is resulting in a delay of a full year for a group of students before they can progress to level 6; and the action he will take on this issue to resolve the matter and prevent similar anomalies taking place in the future. [14467/11]

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61 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a situation in Waterford in which FÁS students currently undertaking a child care practitionership course at FETAC level 5 and looking to progress to FETAC level 6 in child care management with the City of Waterford VEC College of Further Education are unable to do so due to a time difference between the start of the level 6 course and the exam results and accreditation of the level 5 course; that this anomaly is resulting in a delay of a full year for a group of students before they can progress to level 6; and the action he will take on this issue to resolve the matter and prevent similar anomalies taking place in the future. [14467/11]

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