The Director General of FÁS has said he believes the agency will emerge as a re-focused skills agency at the end of a strategic review, which, he hinted, could include a name change.
Paul O'Toole said a 'comprehensive' set of changes are already in place at the State training authority.
He said FÁS staff were doing their very best for the large number of people now out of work.
The board of FÁS meets in Waterford tonight and tomorrow. Three main items will dominate the agenda - the organisation's current performance, issues surrounding contracted training and the strategy for the future of its operations.
On the last point he said FÁS hoped to report back to the Government by early October and that he believed the name FÁS will 'come under scrutiny' during this process.
He also apologised to people who had not received certificates after completing courses, saying a review of their training had been undertaken.
'We have identified some issues and are working our way through them.
'We regret that people have had their certification delayed' he said, adding this would 'be resolved as soon as possible'.
