Employers demand a compulsory gap year for all students [Independent.ie]
- Published: 16 October 2009
EMPLOYERS want students to take a compulsory gap year between Leaving Cert and college to allow them to learn vital workplace skills. They're worried that our education system is not producing well-rounded school leavers who can think on their feet. Bosses say the points race means many school leavers are spoon-fed information.
They blame an outdated curriculum and teaching methods that promote rote learning and fail to generate a spirit of enquiry. The broader social skills needed by employers could be gained in a pre-college "year out" where school leavers would work in the voluntary or community sectors.
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