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| College ordered to pay back £1m | College ordered to pay back £1m |
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| Fermanagh College in Enniskillen has been ordered to repay more than £1m to the government. | Fermanagh College in Enniskillen has been ordered to repay more than £1m to the government. |
| The demand follows evidence of management failures in running a training programme. | The demand follows evidence of management failures in running a training programme. |
| Concerns were also raised by external auditors over the use of public funds throughout the college. | Concerns were also raised by external auditors over the use of public funds throughout the college. |
| The decision to reclaim the funding is the result of an investigation set in motion by the Department for Employment and Learning. | The decision to reclaim the funding is the result of an investigation set in motion by the Department for Employment and Learning. |
| Flaws in training programmes, budgets and the management failures of two senior members of staff were under scrutiny in a subsequent report into the running of the college. | Flaws in training programmes, budgets and the management failures of two senior members of staff were under scrutiny in a subsequent report into the running of the college. |
| A firm of consultants said there were fundamental breaches of government funding guidelines in providing a work-based learning scheme. | A firm of consultants said there were fundamental breaches of government funding guidelines in providing a work-based learning scheme. |
| The Department for Employment and Learning is now trying to reclaim more than £1m. | The Department for Employment and Learning is now trying to reclaim more than £1m. |
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| The report, which the BBC obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, also reveals that the college claimed for more students than were actually enrolled on courses. | The report, which the BBC obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, also reveals that the college claimed for more students than were actually enrolled on courses. |
| This led to the department overpaying hundreds of thousands of pounds. | This led to the department overpaying hundreds of thousands of pounds. |
| A spokesman for Fermanagh College said staff would listen to any news report with interest. | A spokesman for Fermanagh College said staff would listen to any news report with interest. |
| In a statement, a spokesperson for the Department for Employment and Learning said: "When the department became aware of the problems at Fermanagh College it immediately engaged with the governing body to resolve them. | |
| "The department received from the governing body of the college, a report and an action plan to address the issues raised. | |
| "The action plan was approved and arrangements were put in place to monitor progress following its implementation. | |
| "The department will continue to monitor the situation and can make no further comments about the details contained in the report at this time." |