CAO Day: Apprenticeships offer excellent career routes in many new areas

John Daly looks at the return to popularity of apprenticeships across a wide range of industries, a welcome addition to the menu of choices available to school leavers

RECENT school-leavers and aspiring college students will discover many exciting new options to choose from as the pace of Irish industry growth signals the need for specific skill sets.

School-leavers and others are now able to consider apprenticeships in many new areas such as: travel industry; hospitality and culinary arts; software Development / information technology; financial services and accountancy; transport distribution and logistics; business administration and management; as well as areas such as manufacturing and engineering.