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For the final two years of their school lives, Leaving Cert students are regularly targeted through the marketing departments of all the course providers offering places on further and higher education courses both at home and abroad. Employers who are open to or seeking apprentices have no such access to students, nor do students have a CAO type application process to secure an apprenticeship.

Ireland was transformed as a society by the introduction of free second-level education almost 60 years ago. It enabled children to build careers based on the pen rather than the shovel but left in its wake an unhealthy focus on the third-level academic pathway through the CAO application system as the preferred option of most parents for their children.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has announced details of 32 new Tertiary Bachelor’s Degree routes that will be open to applications for the upcoming academic year 2026/2027.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, alongside Minister of State with responsibility for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Construction and Climate Skills, Marian Harkin TD,this week announced a new and exciting Business and Operations apprenticeship for the public and private sectors.

University of Galway has welcomed the award of Government funding to progress the development of a new School of Medicine Building and support the expansion of healthcare education.

A new HealthTech hub, the result of a multimillion-euro Government investment to drive regional development by accelerating the commercialisation of cutting-edge, patient-focused research, has been officially launched at University of Galway this week.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless T.D. this week launched a new cybersecurity executive education programme at University of Galway.

In a landmark moment for education and cross-border cooperation, the first-ever all-island apprenticeship programme has been launched, marking a new chapter in how Ireland and Northern Ireland develop talent for the future.

In a landmark moment for education and cross-border cooperation, the first-ever all-island apprenticeship programme has been launched, marking a new chapter in how Ireland and Northern Ireland develop talent for the future.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, has called the government plan to hike college fees by €1,000 in a cost-of-living crisis a ‘betrayal’ that students and parents will not forget.