The mind shift we need to consider is how our third level system is designed and how education pathways are perceived by learners. And let me tell you what we are working towards as one of the key priorities for the department: a kitchen in Ireland where a leaving cert student sits at the table with her laptop, talking to friends and family about what she wants to do with her life. Her school system has supported her with guidance counsellors and other supports. She knows that she has a range of options across further and higher education, and apprenticeship. She decides where she wants to go, what qualifications she wants based on jobs available, her passion, her motivation and her interest. She opens a page on her laptop which gives her information on all available options. It tells her how she can transfer from one to the other. She sees other courses – part time or modular, specific skills training – and she knows that this is the beginning of the rest of her learning life. She can make the right decision for her ambitions at 17/18, knowing that the system will enable change, her growth and development, her lifelong learning.