School-leavers choosing apprenticeships has doubled in the last three years, up to 16,000 from 8,300 in 2015.

More than 1,000 people passed through the doors of Cork’s City Hall yesterday seeking information and guidance on a new initiative managed by the Higher Education Authority.

PLANS to set up a single student grant scheme with the aim of making quicker and more efficient payments were announced yesterday by Education Minister Mary Hanafin.

THIRD-LEVEL colleges are still not doing enough to attract students from poor backgrounds or with disabilities, a State agency has claimed.