Mr. Tony Donohoe:

We did not get into the detail on the specific pre-apprenticeship programmes except to acknowledge that some young people will continue to leave school at 16. They learn in different ways. Perhaps the classroom does not present the optimum educational experience for them and they might prefer experiential learning. I believe it will emerge from the proposals that arise that if there is potential for a pre-apprenticeship piece to qualify people to get onto the apprenticeships, the mainstream-----