World Youth Skills Day: 'There are so many options with apprenticeships'

On World Youth Skills Day Jonathan deBurca Butler chats to some people who decided to forgo college life and instead start their career with an apprenticeship.

First Year Heavy Vehicle Mechanic, Natasha Rowan at work in the ESB depot in Portlaoise. Photo: Alf Harvey.

Plumbing the course

When the school bell rang, bringing the curtain down on his academic life, Roy Jones was hit by a sense of relief. Though he had no idea what he wanted to do in life, he was certain he didn’t want to continue sitting at a desk studying.