CAO Choices 2026: Alternative routes to consider

CAO Choices 2026: Alternative routes to consider

For any students who don't get their preferred CAO option, the range of apprenticeships, internships and other alternative pathways to careers continues to grow each year.

Now, more than ever there are more pathways to a career available outside of the so-called ‘points race’.

Here are some of the alternatives you might consider.

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