http://www.munster-express.ie/opinion/editorial/the-cost-of-third-level-education/ Munster Express Online, Waterford's leading weekly newspaper Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:25:54 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.munster-express.ie/opinion/editorial/the-cost-of-third-level-education/comment-page-1/#comment-89448 ED Pardon Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:17:10 +0000 http://www.munster-express.ie/?p=78255#comment-89448 Very to the point.Maybe you should do a follow up to see how plumbers and electicians etc. do after they get their certifications vs. liberal arts college grads. Very to the point.Maybe you should do a follow up to see how plumbers and electicians etc. do after they get their certifications vs. liberal arts college grads.

]]> http://www.munster-express.ie/opinion/editorial/the-cost-of-third-level-education/comment-page-1/#comment-89348 T.Robinson Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:23:57 +0000 http://www.munster-express.ie/?p=78255#comment-89348 Whilst trades are important it's worth mentioning that when I attended WIT, many of the people on the degree courses were trades people who were struggling to find work. It's not so long ago that the government talked about education as a means of upskilling the workforce and attracting new business to Ireland. Unfortunately that ideal seemed to bypass the south east. There is an abundance of trades people in the South East. What's the point in training people up to ship them out when they're qualified? Perhaps the Dept of Trade and Enterprise and the Dept for Education should amalgamate on some issues to work towards producing job specific graduates who can go straight into the work force having acquired relevant skills. Whilst trades are important it’s worth mentioning that when I attended WIT, many of the people on the degree courses were trades people who were struggling to find work. It’s not so long ago that the government talked about education as a means of upskilling the workforce and attracting new business to Ireland. Unfortunately that ideal seemed to bypass the south east. There is an abundance of trades people in the South East. What’s the point in training people up to ship them out when they’re qualified? Perhaps the Dept of Trade and Enterprise and the Dept for Education should amalgamate on some issues to work towards producing job specific graduates who can go straight into the work force having acquired relevant skills.

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