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How studying abroad for a semester can benefit Irish students: ‘I made friends with international students from all over the world’

Apprenticeships, traineeships and PLCs mean Leaving Cert results are not the be-all and end-all

How I did it: Shannon Kearney did an apprenticeship in engineering and now works as a metrology engineer

Focus shifting from CAO points race and the pressure it puts on students to alternative routes to third-level education

Uisca de Brúin Hammond is studying artificial intelligence with a minor in journalism at the University of Groningen

PLCs are popular among school-leavers and those seeking to return to education, reskill or retrain

From finding out how to use the library to locating the canteen, there’s a lot to take in when you start third level

It may make this year’s Leaving Cert students happy, but there are downsides to locking in higher grades

As more employers question the need for degrees, the huge benefits of college years need to rigorously defended

Courses available in healthcare, enterprise, ICT, creative sectors, engineering, manufacturing and construction under unified tertiary system