Apprenticeship Programmes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 May 2016

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Questions (106)

Dara Calleary

Question:

106. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the national skills strategy published in January 2016 and containing the target to support the delivery of 50,000 apprenticeship and traineeship places up to 2020 is still Government policy, given that the programme for Government states that 31,000 places are targeted for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11152/16]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The National Skills Strategy target covers both apprenticeship and traineeship whereas the Programme for Government commitment referred to only covers apprenticeship. There is a separate commitment in the Programme for Governemnt to significantly increase the number of traineeship places.