Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Jamie Bermingham:

For sure. That is a big thing.

The second part of the Deputy's question related to German apprenticeships. My Dad brought me into the apprenticeship route because he knew I always wanted to work with my hands. From when I was 14 or 15, he used to talk about how Germany did it. It is done all the way through secondary school. It is drilled into students because they are so big on apprenticeships. That is what we need here.