Apprenticeships, traineeships and PLCs mean Leaving Cert results are not the be-all and end-all
There are more options than ever at levels six and seven, which can lead on to level-eight courses.
“There are so many opportunities out there. There is, and will continue to be, a huge need for infrastructure including transport, buildings, energy and housing. We need more engineers for this, and further education is vital.” He points out that many third-levels will provide courses to help students improve on their maths before they begin an engineering course, while they also have maths support centres to help students throughout their third-level education.
“We find that learning on traineeships or apprenticeships are a great progression route for employees, as they are designed to suit the needs of industry. They are in here, learning on the job and then they spend 16 weeks at the Monaghan Institute [a college of further education] where they learn theory in depth, allowing them to put that theory into practice when they are with us.”
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