Mr. Liam Carew:

Aside from moving on to third level after secondary school, part of our research is based on the skills students need to progress in life in general. We posed this question to all sixth years in schools in Ireland and those doing the LCA. Transition year students responded with the lowest rating and felt they were not prepared to move on in life. That surprised us, because students in first to third year come into secondary school and are innocent. They think they are going to learn a lot about how to progress in life. Transition year is the year where people go on work experience and do all of the things that will help them make a final decision come sixth year.

Students realise that they have not been taught those things. There is a bit of a gap.