A shared commitment to promoting vocational training in Hafnarfjörður

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Representatives of the City of Hafnarfjörður met with the Minister of Education yesterday regarding the planned merger of the Hafnarfjörður Vocational School with the Technical College.

Representatives of the City of Hafnarfjörður met with the Minister of Education yesterday regarding the planned merger of the Hafnarfjörður Vocational School with the Technical College.

Speaking to RÚV last night, Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir, the mayor of Hafnarfjörður, said that at the meeting there was a shared desire from both sides to strengthen and preserve vocational education in Hafnarfjörður. It was decided to establish a working group to take the matter forward.“

The board of the Technical College has declared that all permanent staff of the Vocational School will be offered jobs and that a school will continue to be run in the Vocational School's premises in Hafnarfjörður.

On the Ministry of Education's website, you can find a news article about the merger and view the feasibility study on the merger.

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