Fórsa has secured an agreement with the Department of Education and Skills about data entry work for the junior cycle achievement awards (JCPA). The agreement exclusively covers the 2017-18 academic year, and affects school secretaries employed by the education and training boards.

Fórsa made the agreement with the department at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last November. The agreement, which involves an additional payment in respect of the data entry work, was subsequently accepted by both the NETB and School Secretaries branches.

The union also secured agreement on the extension of the School Administration PPOD User Group to include a third nominee from Fórsa. The terms of reference were widened to include all school software system issues.