Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
175. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding from the national training fund and Exchequer allocated to craft based and consortia-led apprenticeships divided between design, validation and training costs including off-the-job training and other costs incurred in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the 2019 provisional estimates for same. [32104/18]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to National Training Fund (NTF) and Exchequer allocation for apprenticeship training in each of the years 2015 to 2018 is set out on the attached tabular statement. Future years' allocations will be determined through the normal budgetary process which takes account of competing demands and the overall availability of resources.
|
Apprenticeship Training |
NTF Allocation (€m) |
Exchequer Allocation (€m) |
|
2015 |
49.6 |
12.5 |
|
2016 |
60.1 |
14.6 |
|
2017 |
80.4 |
19.1 |
|
2018** |
122.0 |
- |
* Includes all costs associated with apprenticeship training, excluding capital
** In 2018 all funding for craft and consortia led apprenticeships will be provided from the NTF
