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Studies show there is a clear link between education and employment.
In Ireland, research revealed that three out of four poor households are headed by a person with no qualifications. If higher levels of education and training bring better job prospects and living standards, then the well-being of people leaving school with no qualifications is seriously under threat. Co. Louth, an area badly hit by unemployment. The centre, set up nearly three years ago, is attended by 30 trainees, all of whom left school prematurely for a variety of reasons. Boredom might have led them to disrupt classes, or into other kinds of trouble.