Apprenticeships: Another Route Beyond Points

Leaving Cert season can make it feel like points and college are the only way forward - but they’re not. Leah is talking apprenticeships on iRadio’s Groupchat, and why earning while you learn can be the right fit for so many people.Katie O’Connell from Cavan breaks down what a metal fabrication apprenticeship actually involves, from reading engineering drawings and cutting steel to bending, shaping and welding finished components - and what a typical 9-to-5 day looks like on the job.She also opens up about being the only girl on the floor, the college phases of an apprenticeship, and why the “second choice” stigma is seriously outdated.