Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
176. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the assessment by the Apprenticeship Council regarding the 77 proposals received in the second call for new apprenticeship categories, which closed on 1 September 2017; the apprenticeships that have been approved for roll-out to date; and the timeline for operationalising each new approved apprenticeship in tabular form. [32105/18]
View answerThis Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. A key commitment in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship for last year was to issue a second call for apprenticeship proposals to refresh the pipeline of apprenticeship proposals established through the first call. The call closed on 1st September with 77 proposals received from a range of sectors, occupations and National Framework Qualification levels. Following the evaluation process 26 new programmes have been approved for further development into national apprenticeships in various sectors including construction, engineering, horticulture and agriculture.
Based on information from the consortia, the information requested by the Deputy in relation to these programmes is set out in the following table.
|
Title of proposed apprenticeship |
Industry lead |
Proposed coordinating provider |
Target rollout date |
|
|
1. |
Advanced Quantity Surveyor Level 9 Duration 2 years |
Society of Charted Surveyors Ireland |
Limerick Institute of Technology |
2nd half 2019 |
|
2. |
Applied Horticulture Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
Teagasc |
Teagasc |
2nd half 2019 |
|
3. |
Arboriculture Level 5 Duration 2 years
|
Caseys Tree Care Ltd, North West Tree Care, Kilcoyne Tree Care, Arborist Ireland |
Galway Roscommon ETB |
2nd half 2019 |
|
4. |
Associate Sales Professional Level 6 Duration 3 years
|
Sales Sense |
Mayo Sligo & Leitrim ETB |
1st half 2019 |
|
5. |
CGI Technical Artist (Animation, Games, VFX) Level 9 Duration 2 years
|
Animation Skillnet with Screen Training Ireland |
Dublin IT |
1st half 2019 |
|
6. |
Equipment Systems Engineer Level 9 Duration 2 years |
SL Controls |
University of Limerick |
2nd half 2019 |
|
7. |
Farm Management Level 7 Duration 4 years
|
Teagasc |
Teagasc |
2nd half 2019 |
|
8. |
Farm Technician Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
Teagasc |
Teagasc |
2nd half 2019 |
|
9. |
Geo-Driller Level 6 Duration 3 years
|
Geological Survey Ireland |
IT Carlow |
2nd half 2019 |
|
10. |
ICT Associate Professional in Cybersecurity Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
FastTrack into Technology (FIT) |
FIT |
1st half 2019 |
|
11. |
Lean Sigma Manager Level 9 Duration 2 years
|
Teleflex |
University of Limerick |
2nd half 2019 |
|
12. |
Logistics Associate Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
Freight Transport Association Ireland |
Dublin IT |
2018 |
|
13. |
Principal Engineer- Professional Doctorate Level 10 Duration 4 years
|
SL Controls |
University of Limerick |
1st half 2019 |
|
14. |
Professional Bar Manager Level 6 Duration 2 years |
Vintners Association |
Griffith College |
1st half 2019 |
|
15. |
Professional Hairdressing Level 6 Duration 3 years
|
Hairdressing Council of Ireland |
Limerick & Clare ETB & Image Learning and Development Training Network Ltd |
2nd half 2019 |
|
16. |
Professional Healthcare Assistant Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
Kiltipper Woods Care Centre |
Griffith College |
1st half 2019 |
|
17. |
Laboratory Analyst Level 7 Duration 3 years
|
Ibec Biopharma cluster |
IT Tallaght |
2018 |
|
18. |
Laboratory Technician Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
Ibec Biopharma cluster |
IT Tallaght |
2018 |
|
19. |
Recruitment Practitioner Level 6 Duration 2 years
|
National Recruitment Federation |
National College of Ireland |
2nd half 2019 |
|
20. |
Scaffolding Level 6 Duration 3 years
|
Construction Industry Federation |
Laois & Offaly ETB |
1st half 2019 |
|
21. |
Software System Designer Level 9 Duration 2 years
|
Lero |
University of Limerick |
2nd half 2019 |
|
22. |
SportTurf Management Level 6 Duration 2 years |
Teagasc |
Teagasc |
2nd half 2019 |
|
23. |
Stud Farm Management Level 7 Duration 2 years
|
Teagasc |
Teagasc |
2nd half 2019 |
|
24. |
Supply Chain Associate Level 7 Duration 3 years
|
IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute |
University of Limerick |
2nd half 2019 |
|
25. |
Supply Chain Manager Level 9 Duration 2 years
|
IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute |
University of Limerick |
1st half 2019 |
|
26. |
Supply Chain Specialist Level 8 Duration 2 years |
IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute |
University of Limerick |
2nd half 2019 |
