This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM

Former Minister and Galway East TD Ciaran Cannon has been appointed to a high level position with Galway headquartered online educator Alison

The former Minister for Training and Skills, who retired ahead of November’s general election, is the new Vice-President of Global Affairs for the educator which lists 50 million learners across 193 countries

The company has a major focus on workplace skills and career development by providing free access to over 5,500 courses and tests

Ciaran Cannon founded Excited – The Digital Learning Movement, to promote the introduction of computer science as a subject in Irish schools

He also championed the launch of EU Code Week in Ireland and the subsequent launch of Africa Code Week in Tanzania

In 2019 he was appointed a Global Champion for Education by UNICEF