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Tue 01 Jan 2010Poor career guidance limiting take-up of college places, study shows
POOR CAREER guidance and concerns about financial hardship are among the factors limiting college take-up by certain social groups, according to a new Higher Education Authority (HEA) study published today.
The study examines why participation – by the group which includes Garda sergeants, taxi drivers and low-level service workers – has remained stubbornly low, at a time when the take-up by all other groups has increased dramatically. Between 1998 and 2004, the numbers of school leavers and others entering college increased from 44 to 54 per cent.
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