How we teach our children: Choosing an apprenticeship over going to college

Aisling Devitt is one of a growing number of students choosing apprenticeships over college, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray. 

WHEN Aisling Devitt was in her final years of second-level, she was quite sure she was interested in and well able for college life. After getting good advice from her teachers and guidance counsellor, she applied for and got into a marketing degree course at Dublin Institute of Technology in late 2014.

“I always thought I wanted to go into business, I always enjoyed studying business at school. And I always thought I’d like the whole idea of going to college,” said Aisling, 21, who is now one of dozens of apprentice insurance practitioners.