CAO system
There are plans to update the CAO system to include more options such as further education courses.
A paper by the Department of Education is due to be published on the issue shortly.
There is a push to encourage more students to apply to further education courses and apprenticeships.
A draft consultation paper by the Department of Education says the CAO system should meet the standards of all students.
The new application system would include more options such as apprenticeships, according to the Irish Times.
It is part of a plan to tackle what some see as a status problem with further education.
This can lead to people regarding it as a 'second-best' choice.
The draft paper titled A Tertiary Education System for Ireland is due to be published shortly.
