Cork City, Ireland 1966 Hundreds of young people under the age of 16, the state prescribed age for leaving school, are employed in a variety of jobs, but to fulfill Department of Education requirements, they must attend a vocational school for one day per week. This one day system was pioneered in Cork in the 1930s and Chief Executive Officer of the City of Cork Vocational Educational Committee Paddy Parfrey outlines the educational benefits of …
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