Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. Ben Friel:
When I said that, it was what Mr. O'Mahony was just alluding to, where the structure of the college itself and the expected interaction is what we can consider for a full-time student. There is a situation when somebody comes in for a phase and misses fresher's at the start of the year, is told what his or her options are, is there for a single block and has to leave again. Anyone in the room might think of when they went in, went to fresher's, moved into accommodation, met people, and their class was introduced. It is the broader picture, maybe less than the physical timetable of their day to day and more the timetable of how the year is structured.
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