A Vocational Education Committee (VEC) (Irish: Coiste Gairmoideachais) is a statutory local education body in the Republic of Ireland that administers some secondary education, most adult education and a very small amount of primary education in the state. Before 1992 VECs had authority over the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Regional Technical Colleges.
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