Mr. Sean McLoughlin:

I think so. Even when I was in with the guidance counsellor, she still wanted me to fill out a CAO form even though I was not going to use it. I did not fill one out in the end because I knew I would not use it but there was a kind of refusal to believe I wanted to go down that path. They push the college side of it. They do not really push you to do apprenticeships or even an arts degree to go on to do something else. They are a bit too one dimensional sometimes and cannot grasp that a person wants to go into a trade. I was always hands-on. I was never going to go to college to study for a level 7 or level 8. You get a level 6 qualification when you do an apprenticeship. If you do another two years and an online course, you get a level 7. I only see it as a base, albeit a brilliant base. It gives you great knowledge and a variety of skills and expertise.