Apprenticeship Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Questions (117, 118, 121)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

117. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeship budget for 2016, 2017 and 2018; the estimated spend on apprenticeships in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29904/18]

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

118. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprentice population in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 by year, that is, by stage of the apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29905/18]

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

121. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on developing and introducing new apprenticeship programmes in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these programmes developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29908/18]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

I propose to take Questions Nos. 117, 118 and 121 together.

This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. Arising from our first call for apprenticeship proposals in 2015 eleven new apprenticeships have been developed in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, ICT and accounting. Further new apprenticeships will get underway later in 2018.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the 2016, 2017 and 2018 budget and expenditure for apprenticeship training and the apprenticeship population is set out in the tabular statements. Future years' allocations will be determined through the normal budgetary process which takes account of competing demands and the overall availability of resources.

Active Apprentices by Phase up to year 2016	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5	Phase 6	Phase 7	Grand Total
Agricultural Mechanics	21	32	22		37	24	12	148
Aircraft Mechanics		35	29			36	43	143
Brick and Stonelaying	22	20	32		3		10	87
Cabinet Making							3	3
Carpentry and Joinery	242	138	166	48	154	31	110	889
Construction Plant Fitting	19	36	69	16	46	15	12	213
Electrical	1207	333	564	217	540	140	437	3438
Electrical Instrumentation	115	35	22	54	13		27	266
Electronic Security Systems	16	12	15		12		7	62
Farriery		6	2	6			1	15
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics	138	24	98	31	75	30	74	470
Industrial Electrical Engineering	12							12
Industrial Insulation	15		6		8		1	30
Instrumentation	9		9		2	9		29
Insurance Practice	67							67
M.A.M.F.	128	40	138	32	141	15	81	575
Metal Fabrication	113	97	127	44	133	29	83	626
Motor Mechanics	310	137	241	124	259	31	160	1262
Painting and Decorating	26		18		6		3	53
Pipefitting	35		26					61
Plastering	11	9	5		1	5	8	39
Plumbing	194	90	218	91	218	45	191	1047
Print Media	3		1		15			19
Refrigeration	39	40	65	16	24	15	42	241
Sheet Metalworking	27	12	31		18		8	96
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry	4		10		13			27
Toolmaking	34	40	45	16	57	16	36	244
Vehicle Body Repairs	32	14	63		19		27	155
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing	40	24	30	7	14	7	6	128
Grand Total	2879	1174	2052	702	1808	448	1382	10445

Active Apprentices by Phase up to year 2017	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5	Phase 6	Phase 7	Grand Total
Accounting Technician	71							71
Agricultural Mechanics	27	33	5		82		7	154
Aircraft Mechanics	1	49	28			28	52	158
Brick and Stonelaying	31	10	41		32		7	121
Cabinet Making							2	2
Carpentry and Joinery	277	130	356		206		167	1136
Commis Chef	25							25
Construction Plant Fitting	73		76		61		38	248
Electrical	1786	371	1042		711		574	4484
Electrical Instrumentation	127	48	65	24	42		21	327
Electronic Security Systems	59	12	13		33		3	120
Farriery	2	4	6		2	4		18
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics	126	44	125	1	118		79	493
Industrial Electrical Engineering	31							31
Industrial Insulation	10	10	14		3		1	38
Instrumentation	10	10	10		11		2	43
Insurance Practice	138							138
International Financial Services Associate	14							14
International Financial Services Specialist	14							14
M.A.M.F.	148	25	174		168		97	612
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6)	39							39
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7)	36							36
Metal Fabrication	142	66	234		124		115	681
Motor Mechanics	266	128	350		367		182	1293
Painting and Decorating	32	14	25		10		4	85
Pipefitting	27		41		13			81
Plastering	13	14	22		5		9	63
Plumbing	333	119	312		330		178	1272
Polymer Processing Technology	23							23
Print Media					12		1	13
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	68	28	81		82		36	295
Sheet Metalworking	28	11	39		30		10	118
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry	3		7		23			33
Toolmaking	26	26	100		42		48	242
Vehicle Body Repairs	21	11	61		52		22	167
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing	37	23	61		29		11	161
Grand Total	4064	1186	3288	25	2588	32	1666	12849

Active Apprentices by Phase YTD 2018	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5	Phase 6	Phase 7	Grand Total
Accounting Technician	66							66
Agricultural Mechanics	37		38		38		42	155
Aircraft Mechanics			49		28		55	132
Brick and Stonelaying	42	10	31		32		19	134
Cabinet Making							2	2
Carpentry and Joinery	297	146	318		319		188	1,268
Commis Chef	51							60
Construction Plant Fitting	79		49		64		51	243
Electrical	1,882	473	984		842		578	4,759
Electrical Instrumentation	98	60	104		43		26	331
Electronic Security Systems	53	26	13		29		16	137
Farriery	5		10		5		3	23
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics	102	59	96		145		112	514
ICT Software Development	1							1
Industrial Electrical Engineering	32							32
Industrial Insulation	19	2	10		14			45
Instrumentation	12		10		8		11	41
Insurance Practice	130							130
International Financial Services Associate	14							14
International Financial Services Specialist	14							14
Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting	145	26	143		191		104	609
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6)	45							45
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7)	39							39
Metal Fabrication	152	70	173		216		97	708
Motor Mechanics	244	128	280		406		244	1,302
Painting and Decorating	21	15	24		17		11	88
Pipefitting	36		25	14	14		13	102
Plastering	12	11	27		8		10	68
Plumbing	373	177	293		321		272	1,436
Polymer Processing Technology	23							23
Print Media					11			11
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	77	27	81		70		61	316
Sheet Metalworking	33	22	40		16		17	128
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry	4		6		11	12		33
Toolmaking	19	14	71		76		49	229
Vehicle Body Repairs	11	12	44		54		33	154
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing	50	15	65		44		23	197
Grand Total	4,227	1,293	2,984	14	3.022	12	2,037	13,589

Apprenticeship Training	Allocation (€m)	Expenditure (€m)*
2016	74.7	69.6
2017	98.7	88.7
2018	122	47.5**

* Expenditure on developing new apprenticeship programmes only is not currently available.

** YTD end of June 2018.