Apprenticeship Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 December 2016

Friday, 16 December 2016

Questions (179, 180)

Niall Collins

Question:

179. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend on apprenticeship training; the number of apprentices in training, by each main employment sector and sub sector, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40846/16]

Niall Collins

Question:

180. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend on apprenticeship training; if he will provide a breakdown between the total number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and sub sector in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40847/16]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy John Halligan)

The data sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables:

Table 1: Apprenticeship Costs/Funded

Year	€’000 *
2010	68.400
2011	43.353
2012	32.166
2013	27.942
2014	25.900
2015	34.800
2016	43.000

*Direct provision costs in ETB training centres plus training allowances at all off the job phases excludes certain salary and support costs and provision costs in Institutes of Technology

Apprentice Population 2010 - 2016 by Sector, Trade and Gender

Population at end:	2010			2011			2012			2013			2014			2015			2016 year to date (13.12.16)
	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total
Construction Total	5	3,803	3,808	6	2,756	2,762	4	1,690	1,694	3	1,194	1,197	4	1,433	1,437	4	1,731	1,735	7	2,302	2,309
Brick and Stonelaying		202	202		147	147		85	85		54	54		53	53		54	54		87	87
Cabinet Making		150	150		101	101		35	35		10	10		4	4		5	5		3	3
Carpentry and Joinery	2	1743	1,745	2	1,167	1,169	1	715	716	1	405	406		471	471		657	657	1	881	882
Floor and Wall Tiling		21	21		15	15		7	7		4	4		2	2		1	1
Painting and Decorating	1	100	101	3	86	89	3	66	69		37	37		33	33		40	40	1	50	51
Pipefitting																1	33	34	1	59	60
Plastering	1	174	175		116	116		63	63		40	40		28	28		34	34		37	39
Plumbing	1	1395	1,396	1	1,097	1,098		688	688	1	603	604	2	777	779		798	798	2	1,032	1,034
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry														16	16		28	28		27	27
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing		13	13		23	23		29	29	1	41	42	2	49	51	3	81	84	2	126	128
Wood Machinist		5	5		4	4		2	2
Electrical Total	31	3,534	3,565	22	2,974	2,996	20	2,148	2,168	14	2,016	2,030	14	2,538	2,552	14	3,085	3,099	19	4,127	4,158
Aircraft Mechanics	7	130	137	4	122	126	3	110	113	1	123	124		136	136		132	132		146	146
Electrical	20	3039	3,059	16	2,540	2,556	15	1,770	1,785	12	1,610	1,622	13	2,020	2,033	12	2,479	2,491	16	3,394	3,410
Electrical Instrumentation	1	111	112	2	87	89	2	80	82	1	101	102	1	162	163	1	210	211	1	259	260
Electronic Security Systems		48	48		49	49		37	37		35	35		35	35		48	48		61	61
Instrumentation	2	17	19		16	16		17	17		17	17		25	25		28	28	1	29	30
Refrigeration	1	189	190		160	160		134	134		130	130		160	160	1	188	189	1	238	239
Engineering Total	-	964	964	1	942	943	3	889	892	4	1,017	1,021	3	1,230	1,233		1,441	1,441		1,580	1,580
Farriery		23	23		32	32		31	31		23	23		20	20		20	20		15	15
Industrial Insulation		10	10		10	10		10	10		11	11		16	16		28	28		31	31
M.A.M.F.		421	421	1	391	392	1	358	359	2	393	395	2	478	480		527	527		578	578
Metal Fabrication		370	370		361	361	1	320	321	1	364	365		441	441		552	552		618	618
Sheet Metalworking		71	71		54	54		44	44		43	43		58	58		81	81		94	94
Toolmaking		69	69		94	94	1	126	127	1	183	184	1	217	218		233	233		244	244
Motor Total	5	1,775	1,780	4	1,583	1,587	3	1,440	1,443	7	1,433	1,440	7	1,661	1,668	6	2,010	2,016	6	2,243	2,249
Agricultural Mechanics		132	132		109	109		89	89		98	98		112	112		140	140		148	148
Construction Plant Fitting	1	162	163		142	142		127	127	1	146	147	1	165	166		199	199		215	215
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics		383	383		310	310		286	286	1	276	277		344	344	1	428	429		470	470
Motor Mechanics	4	910	914	4	857	861	2	806	808	5	810	815	6	926	932	5	1,125	1,130	6	1,258	1,264
Vehicle Body Repairs		188	188		165	165	1	132	133		103	103		114	114		118	118		152	152
Printing & Paper Total	3	51	54	2	38	40	2	24	26	2	21	23	1	22	23	2	24	26	1	18	19
Print Media	3	48	51	2	36	38	2	22	24	2	21	23	1	22	23	2	24	26	1	18	19
Priniting		2	2		1	1		2	2
Bookbinding		1	1		1	1
Grand Total	44	10,127	10,171	35	8,293	8,328	32	6,191	6,223	30	5,681	5,711	29	6,884	6,913	26	8,291	8,317	33	10,270	10,315