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PLCs
The PLC sector is generally for students who want to get into the jobs
market fast. The majority of the 20,000-plus students who enrolled in the PLC sector last year
had their sights fixed on starting work sooner rather than later. This was the primary reason for
the development of PLC courses in the first place. There are no tuition fees for PLC courses and
PLC students are now eligible to apply for grants. There is no
central application system for PLC courses. Students must apply directly to each college and
places are usually allocated on the basis of an interview.In the past, many students regarded PLC courses as a useful fallback if they didn't get what they wanted through the CAO system. This is no longer the case; the Post Leaving Cert sector also offers some students a way of gaining access to third level courses. About 1500 places are available on 200 courses. All of the institutes of technology (except DIT) participating in the scheme award places solely on the basis of PLC results.
A student can go from PLC to PhD if they do well enough in the exams in between.
