Apprenticeship Data

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Questions (113, 115, 116)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

113. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget breakdown of the €98.7 million allocated for apprenticeships in 2017. [22280/17]

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115. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each of the 40 new apprenticeship programmes to be introduced by 2020, as set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeships and Traineeships in Ireland 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [22282/17]

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Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

116. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the individual funding allocation to each of the 27 craft trade apprenticeship programmes and the two new apprenticeship programmes in each of the years 2016 to date in 2017. [22283/17]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

I propose to take Questions Nos. 113, 115 and 116 together.

A budget allocation of €98.7 million has been made available for apprenticeship training in 2017. This is an increase of almost 42% on the 2016 spend of €69.6 million.

Of the NTF allocation, €77.4 million has been allocated to SOLAS for both craft and new apprenticeships in the further education and training (FET) sector. The SOLAS allocation also funds training allowances for apprentices on craft trades during all off-the-job phases, including the time they spend in Institutes of Technology.

€21.3 million has been made available to the HEA to fund the training costs of craft apprentices and new apprenticeships in the Institutes of Technology.

Operational funding for craft apprenticeships is not allocated by trade or discipline and programmes are planned and funded based on the level of registrations. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of development and equipment costs for new programmes approved to date for funding is set out in the, along with per capita operational costs. It should be noted that equipment and operational costs are only available for those new apprenticeships that have completed development and validation. Costs for further programmes will be determined as they move through development and validation and as new programmes are identified through the second call for proposals.

New Apprenticeship Programme Title	Lead provider	Projected Apprentice numbers	Development Funding Approved	Annual Unit Cost per apprentice*	Equipment Costs
Insurance Practice - Level 8	Institute of Technology Sligo	67 (actual 2016)	€15,000	€7,200	€0
Industrial Electrical Engineering – Level 7	Limerick Institute of Technology	12 (actual 2016)	€50,000	€10,000	€155,000
Polymer Process Engineer - Level 7	Athlone Institute of Technology	32	€135,000	€10,000	€400,000
Manufacturing Technician – Level 6	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (3 other co-ordinating providers)	60	€85,000	€10,000	€500,000
Manufacturing Engineer – Level 7	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (3 other co-ordinating providers)	60	€85,000	€10,000	€500,000
International Financial Services Associate - Level 6	National College of Ireland		€48,333
International Financial Services Specialist - Level 8	National College of Ireland		€48,333
Accounting Technician Level 6	Accounting Technicians Ireland		€25,000
OEM Engineer Level 6	Cavan and Monaghan ETB		€15,000
HGV Driver Level 5	Cavan and Monaghan ETB		€15,000
Baker Level 6	Scottish Bakers		€76,250
ICT Network Engineer Level 6	FIT		€12,500
ICT Software Developer Level 6	FIT		€12,500
Butcher Level 5	Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB		€95,000
Commis Chef Level 6	Kerry ETB		€40,000
Chef de Partie Level 8
Sous Chef Level 8
Executive Chef Level 9	Tralee Institute of Technology		€45,000
Engineering Services Management Level 7	Cork Institute of Technology		€25,000
Manufacturing ICT Engineer Level 7	Limerick Institute of Technology		€50,000
Property Services Professional Level 5	Ballsbridge College		€4,000
Retail Practice Level 5	Retail Ireland Skillnet		€72,000
International Financial Services Level 9	National College of Ireland		€48,333

*The Unit cost includes: Recurrent Costs, Student Contribution and Consortia costs

Recurrent Cost = Operational Costs for the course in the Higher Education Institution

Student Contribution = pro rata of Annual Student Contribution of €3,000 for a full time higher education student

Consortium Costs = funding to cover the essential running costs of the consortium to meet the administration needs of the apprenticeship programme