Apprenticeship Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 January 2018

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Questions (114, 117, 118, 119)

Niall Collins

Question:

114. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and subsector at 31 December 2016 and at 31 December 2017, respectively for craft-based and consortia-led apprenticeships, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2736/18]

Niall Collins

Question:

117. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the targeted apprentice registrations forecasted for all craft-based apprenticeships and registrations planned under new consortia-led apprenticeship programmes per annum in the 2016 to 2020 period; the number of existing and new apprenticeship programmes forecasted for each year in this period; and the actual numbers realised in terms of apprentice registrations and new programmes operationalised for these targets as at 31 December 2016 and at 31 December 2017. [2739/18]

Niall Collins

Question:

118. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprentice population forecasted in each employment sector and subsector for the 2016 to 2020 period between craft-based and new consortia-led apprenticeships; and the actual apprentice population as at 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2017. [2740/18]

Niall Collins

Question:

119. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding, both national training fund and the Exchequer, allocated to craft-based and consortia-led apprenticeships between design, validation training costs, off-the-job training and other costs incurred over the 2015 to 2017 period. [2741/18]

Written answers

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

I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 117 to 119, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables.

-	National Training Fund (NTF) allocation (€m)	NTF expenditure Total (€m)	Exchequer allocation (€m)	Exchequer expenditure Total (€m)*
2015	49.6	42.6	12.5	12.8
2016	60.1	55.1	14.6	14.5
2017	80.4	69.9	19.1	18.8

* Includes all costs associated with apprenticeship training, excluding capital

In 2018, all funding for craft based and consortia led apprenticeships will be provided from the NTF.

Craft Apprenticeships
Year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Number of Craft Apprenticeship Programmes	27	27	27	27	27
Forecast Registrations: Craft Trades	3,390	4,147	4,697	5,087	5,587
Actual Registrations: Craft Trades	3,742	4,508	-	-	-
New Apprenticeships
Forecast Number: New Apprenticeships (cumulative)	2	15	25	35	40
Actual Number: New Apprenticeships operational (cumulative)	2	9*
Forecast Registrations: New Apprenticeships	82	800	1,500	2,297	3,413
Actual Registrations: New Apprenticeships	79	335	-	-	-
Forecast Total	3,472	4,947	6,197	7,384	9,000
Actual Total	3,821	4,843

*Seven new apprenticeship programmes got underway in 2017 bringing the total new apprenticeships to nine, with further new programmes to get underway in the coming months, including two ICT programmes that were validated by QQI in 2017 and due their first intake of apprentices in the coming months.

Table 1 - Craft Apprenticeships

Forecast population by industrial sector

Year	Construction	Electrical	Motor	Engineering	Printing	Total
Population December 2016	2,400	4,200	2,600	1,800	25	11,025
Population December 2017	2,918	5,491	2,353	1,799	0	12,561
Population December 2018	4,006	6,772	2,670	2,147	10	15,605
Population December 2019	5,418	7,593	2,865	2,436	10	18,322
Population December 2020	7,092	8,144	3,093	2,756	10	21,095

Table 2 – Forecast population for new apprenticeships*

Population
Population December 2016	82
Population December 2017	882
Population December 2018	2,370
Population December 2019	3,994
Population December 2020	6,069

*At this stage, it is not possible to give an accurate breakdown of the forecast population in new apprenticeships on a sectoral basis. The Apprenticeship Council is continuing to work with consortia in developing a wide variety of proposals in various sectors of the economy made through the first call for proposals. In addition, following our second call for proposals last year a further 26 new proposals were approved for further development last month across a wide range of occupations. Once developed, these will further shape the sectoral breakdown of these new apprenticeships.

Apprentice Population at end:			2016			2017
	Female	Male	Grand Total	Female	Male	Grand Total
Construction Total	6	2,267	2,273	4	2,869	2,873
Brick and Stonelaying		87	87		121	121
Cabinet Making		3	3		2	2
Carpentry and Joinery	1	888	889	1	1,135	1,136
Floor and Wall Tiling						-
Painting and Decorating	1	52	53	1	84	85
Plastering		39	39		63	63
Plumbing	2	1,045	1,047	1	1,271	1,272
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry		27	27		33	33
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing	2	126	128	1	160	161
Electrical Total	19	4,172	4,191	24	5,434	5,458
Aircraft Mechanics		143	143	3	155	158
Electrical	16	3,422	3,438	16	4,468	4,484
Electrical Instrumentation	1	265	266	3	324	327
Electronic Security Systems		62	62	1	119	120
Industrial Electrical Eng		12	12		31	31
Instrumentation	1	28	29	1	42	43
Refrigeration	1	240	241		295	295
Engineering Total	1	1,646	1,647	9	1,879	1,888
Farriery		15	15		18	18
Industrial Insulation		30	30		38	38
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6)				2	37	39
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7)				3	33	36
M.A.M.F.		575	575	2	610	612
Metal Fabrication		626	626	1	680	681
Pipefitting	1	60	61	1	80	81
Polymer Processing Tech					23	23
Sheet Metalworking		96	96		118	118
Toolmaking		244	244		242	242
Financial Total	27	40	67	100	137	237
Accounting Technician				39	32	71
Insurance Practice	27	40	67	53	85	138
International Financial Services Associate				4	10	14
International Financial Services Specialist				4	10	14
Hospitality Total				7	18	25
Commis Chef				7	18	25
Motor Total	6	2,242	2,248	6	2,349	2,355
Agricultural Mechanics		148	148		154	154
Construction Plant Fitting		213	213		248	248
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics		470	470		493	493
Motor Mechanics	6	1,256	1,262	5	1,288	1,293
Vehicle Body Repairs		155	155	1	166	167
Printing & Paper Total	1	18	19	1	12	13
Print Media	1	18	19	1	12	13
Grand Total	60	10,385	10,445	151	12,698	12,849
Craft based Apprenticeship Total	33	10,333	10,366	39	12,419	12,458
Consortia led Apprenticeship Totals	27	52	79	112	279	391
Grand Total (all apprenticeships)	60	10,385	10,445	151	12,698	12,849

black text = Craft based

red text = consortia led