TUI backs Martin's call for shorter training but says more measures needed

Micheál Martin said the financial burden of the current two-year graduate conversion course is preventing many students from entering teaching.

Teachers have welcomed Micheál Martin's suggestion that training be cut by a year, but say more actions are urgently needed to tackle teacher recruitment and a retention crisis.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, the Tánaiste said the financial burden of the current two-year graduate conversion course is preventing many students from entering teaching.