Mr. Chris Kehoe:

I can definitely say that I cannot recommend an apprenticeship enough. It is amazing. Ireland Skills Live needs to be addressed more. It needs to be bigger. The route towards apprenticeship needs to start in primary school. People can leave secondary school at the age of 16. My dream started at primary school. Things like posters are needed to give apprenticeships a higher profile. They have to be seen more. When school pupils come to Ireland Skills Live, they get an idea of what is going on and they want to have a chance to do an apprenticeship. A greater focus on apprenticeships would strengthen Ireland's WorldSkills team. A wider level of involvement will lead to more competition and a greater number of competitors. If this sector is broadened, we will have a much better team and it is to be hoped we will get more medals.