Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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My next question is related and is directed at the apprentices here, all of whom probably have peers who are in the traditional college system and so forth. I had to work all the way through college. Were the apprentices here able to work within their sectors while studying? Were they able to earn as they learned? Was it expensive to embark on apprenticeship training? I ask them to elaborate on their experiences relative to their peers in college education and to compare and contrast the two. Was it a big decision, financially, to enter into apprenticeship training or was it easier than going to college?