Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Patrick Prendergast:

At Trinity College Dublin, where I used to work, 60% of the students are now women. It is in specific disciplines that issues arise, typically engineering. Computer science is another. There are good employment opportunities and careers to be had at the end of computer science courses, but less than 20% of students on some courses are women. There are specific courses and disciplines where we need to pay attention.

I am not familiar with the apprenticeship piece. I must read into it more. I have only been doing this job for three weeks, but I will look into it and learn more about apprenticeships. I imagine that issues also arise in that context.

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