Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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That is very interesting. In her statement, Ms Longmuir said "approximately half of physics-related jobs do not require a degree, making further education and training a valuable and underutilised tool in the closing of the skills gap".

Will Ms Longmuir speak about the type of jobs and sort of training that workers will undertake? As she said, the stereotype is such that someone thinks if they are not a professor of physics, then they are nothing in the physics world but the Institute of Physics' statement completely bursts that myth. One can work in the world of physics, apparently, but not have a degree. Not a lot of people would know that. Will she speak about the types of jobs and on-the-job training people are doing? Is it about utilising new modern technologies like virtual reality headsets and that kind of stuff or is it more classroom-based? How is that working out, in a practical way?