Becauseof thefiercecompetitioninthe city, mostgraduated studentschoose to workin the small towns, but if wewant to havemoreincome, a competitivejobmarketisa necessary.
"By providing this protection we avoid the risk, however small, that some students will choose to forego a gap year in 2005 and thus place extra pressure on places in the higher education system for the year, " he said.