Further and higher education may work together to create joint third-level programmes under new blueprint
Officials are hopeful the changes may take some of the focus away from the CAO points race and make alternative pathways more attractive to school leavers and mature learners.
In addition, further and higher education may work together to create joint third-level programmes and increase the availability of part-time or online programmes in areas where there are skills gaps. It is the latest is a series of policy changes announced by Mr Harris aimed at making apprenticeships and further education more attractive school leavers.
This appears to be linked to the creation of thousands of additional higher education places during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a move aimed at easing upward pressure on CAO points on foot of grade inflation in Leaving Cert results and reducing the use of random selection.
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