Written Answers Nos. 155-175
155. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sites owned by the OPW in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown local authority area; the address and size of the sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17519/19]
View answerI am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) that there are two sites in their ownership in the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Rochestown Avenue
This site, comprising approximately 1 acre, is located close to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Rochestown Avenue, Kill O’ the Grange, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
The site was acquired by the CPW in 2007 to facilitate the construction of a new Garda station. The site is no longer required for that purpose and the Office of Public Works is currently exploring alternative State use for the site.
Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum
The Central Mental Hospital (CMH), Dundrum consists of several buildings and a large site of 11.35 hectares (28 acres). The CMH is an operational hospital and will continue to be until a new facility is constructed in Portrane, Co. Dublin.
The new Land Development Agency has identified the Dundrum site as suitable for a large-scale housing development when vacated by the CMH.
156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a group (details supplied) in the context of discussing the implementation of a pension scheme for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/19]
View answerThis issue relates to a claim by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme.
The matter was the subject of detailed discussion at the Community Sector High Level Forum which was reconvened to examine certain issues pertaining to the Community Employment sector and in particular to ensure that the matter of pension provision was fully examined having regard to Exchequer costs and precedent.
A detailed scoping exercise was carried out by my Department in 2017 in order to comprehensively examine and assess the full potential implications of the issues under consideration.
The scoping exercise clearly illustrated that this matter presents very significant issues for the Exchequer, with a potential cost to the State of between €188 million per annum and €347m depending on the size of the sector which is difficult to ascertain, in respect of funding to enable an employer pension contribution among all similar State funded Community and Voluntary organisations. This excludes any provision for immediate ex-gratia lump sum payment of pension as sought, which could, depending on the size of the sector, entail a further Exchequer cost of up to €318 million.
The Forum met in the period subsequent to the conduct of this scoping exercise where relevant matters in respect of this issue were discussed in comprehensive detail with the members of the Forum. These discussions provided a clear understanding to each of the parties of their respective positions in relation to this matter and in this context the formal engagement process between the parties was accordingly concluded on this basis.
157. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a pension increase due on 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17233/19]
View answerThe pension increase referred to by the Deputy is provided for under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 02/2018. It should be noted that the pension increase policy in respect of the basic pay increases over the period 2018–2020 have been agreed as part of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018–2020 (PSSA) and legislated for under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (the 2017 Act).
Circular 02 of 2018 states “the basic pay increases over the 2018–2020 period will be passed on to the pensions of pre-March 2012 retirees only where the pay level on which their pension is based does not exceed the actual pay level of serving staff in the same grade and on the same payscale point”.
I have been informed by SOLAS, the paying agent for this pension that this pensioner retired prior to March 2012 and that the associated salary that they retired on is higher than the corresponding salary currently in payment (to serving personnel).
Therefore in accordance with the circular, this pensioner does not have an entitlement to the 1 January 2018 pay increase.
158. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a special needs school place to meet their educational requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17256/19]
View answerThe National Council for Special Education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs. This includes taking account of the flow of students from primary into post primary. The Council ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements.
Individual school boards of management are responsible for the establishment of special classes. It is open to any school to make application to the NCSE to establish a special class.
From time to time, the NCSE identifies local areas where additional special class provision is required. In those circumstances, Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) work with the schools and families concerned to resolve the issues involved. This process is ongoing and the NCSE are actively engaging with schools in relation to establishing ASD classes where there is an identified need for the 2019/2020 school year.
When the NCSE sanction a special class in a school, the school can apply to my Department for capital funding to reconfigure existing spaces within the school building to accommodate the class and/or to construct additional accommodation.
Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) who are locally based are available to assist and advice parents whose children have special needs. They also assist and advice schools in making decisions in this area.
As the matter raised by the Deputy refers to a placement for a particular child, I have arranged for the Deputy's question to be forwarded to the National Council for Special Education for direct reply.
159. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons on the autism spectrum waiting for a school placement at an autism spectrum disorder unit in Kilkenny city and county; the number of schools that have an ASD unit; the number of places in each unit; and the number of available spaces in each unit. [17200/19]
View answer163. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school placement will be arranged at an ASD unit in Kilkenny city, possibly at the Kilkenny VEC, for a person (details supplied); if confirmation of the placement will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17217/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 163 together.
The National Council for Special education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs. This includes taking account of the flow of students from primary into post primary. The Council ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements.
The NCSE has informed my Department that they are satisfied that there are sufficient post primary ASD special class placements in Kilkenny to meet identified need for the forthcoming school year.
160 new special classes have been opened for the 2018/19 school year, which means there are now 1,459 special classes in place, compared to 548 in 2011.
The number of special classes in Co. Kilkenny have increased from 5 in 2011/2012 to 26 in 2018/2019. Of these 22 are ASD special classes - 2 ASD early intervention classes, 13 primary ASD classes and 7 post primary ASD classes.
Individual school boards of management are responsible for the establishment of special classes. It is open to any school to make application to the NCSE to establish a class. In deciding where to establish a special class in an area, the NCSE take account of the current and projected demand and the available school accommodation both current and planned. In this regard, the SENO may approach individual schools to discuss the matter with a view to finding the optimal location in terms of convenience and sustainability.
When the NCSE sanction a special class in a school, the school can apply to my Department for capital funding to reconfigure existing spaces within the school building to accommodate the class and/or to construct additional accommodation.
Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) who are locally based are available to assist and advise parents whose children have special needs. They also assist and advise schools in making decisions in this area.
As the Deputy's question relates to a particular child, I have referred the question to the NCSE for their direct reply.
160. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the standard capitation rate for pupils in primary schools to €200 which was the rate in 2010 prior to cuts; and his views on whether this is a diminishing cost in view of the falling enrolments in primary schools. [17204/19]
View answerI fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools.
I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which €4 million will be allocated in 2019.
While this increase represents the beginning of the process of restoration, annual funding would need to be increased by a further €25.5m approximately to restore grants to pre-2011 levels. This would cost circa €12.5m at Primary level and €13m at Post-Primary level based on current enrolments.
However, as the Deputy is aware, while Primary enrolments are expected to peak in the 2018/19 school year those at second level are increasing. By 2024/25 these enrolments are expected to be in excess of 402,176 for the first time in the history of the State.
Therefore I must be prudent in the context of increasing enrolments and ongoing budgetary pressures and I have to prioritise where it is not possible to do everything that I would like to do in the Education Sector in any one year.
It is my intention to seek funding for further capitation increases in future budgets.
161. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent over the past year on social media advertisements directed at Irish teachers abroad encouraging them to return home to work in schools here. [17211/19]
View answerThe amount spent on the promotion of the teaching profession in the “Teaching Transforms” campaign does not include an amount specifically targeting Irish teachers abroad, through social media, to encourage them to return home. The campaign is a national campaign using Irish-based media across a number of different platforms including radio, online and social media. It has multiple target groups including those considering entering the teaching profession and those teaching abroad who may have been visiting Ireland during the run of the campaign.
162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a psychological assessment will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17216/19]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising, and access to individual pupil casework via a NEPS psychologist or through the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA).
In common with many other psychological services and best international practice, NEPS has adopted a consultative model of service. The focus is on empowering teachers to intervene effectively with pupils whose needs range from mild to severe and transient to enduring. Psychologists use a problem solving and solution oriented consultative approach to maximize positive outcomes for these pupils. NEPS encourages schools to use a continuum based assessment and intervention process whereby each school takes responsibility for initial assessment, educational planning and remedial intervention for pupils with learning, emotional or behavioural difficulties. Teachers may consult their NEPS psychologist should they need to at this stage in the process. Only in the event of a failure to make reasonable progress, in spite of the school's best efforts in consultation with NEPS, will the psychologist become involved with an individual child for intensive intervention or assessment.
This system allows psychologists to give early attention to urgent cases and also to help many more children indirectly than could be seen individually. It also ensures that children are not referred unnecessarily for psychological intervention.
I would advise that if there are concerns in relation to the educational or social and emotional development of the pupils, the subject of the Deputy’s question, these should be raised by the parents, in the first instance, with the Principal of the school he/she is attending, with a view to Principal discussing the situation with the assigned NEPS psychologist or local NEPS service.
164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to provide an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); the number on the list to be accommodated; the number of places to be provided; the level of funding required; the timeframe for a decision on the project and the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/19]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently approved interim accommodation at the school in question in order to accommodate the newly established ASD classes for September 2019. The school authority has been advised accordingly. The allocation of places to the ASD class is a matter for the school authority.
The school's application for permanent accommodation is currently under assessment and a decision will be relayed to the school authority shortly. Any accommodation being approved will include the level of associated grant.
165. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be supplied with a new ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17235/19]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application, to my Department, for capital funding under the 'Additional School Accommodation Scheme'.
The application is currently under assessment, as soon as this process has been completed my Department will be in direct contact with the school authority.
166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 12 December 2017, the status of the project; when the project will proceed to construction phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17242/19]
View answerThe major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured.
The prequalification process to select a shortlist of contractors for tender stage is currently on-going. In parallel with this process the Design Team is completing work to ensure the building will be a Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB) in compliance with the 2017 amendment to Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) of the current Building Regulations.
Once the prequalification process is complete, the project is NZEB compliant and the Design Team confirmations have been received my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management with a view to progressing the project to tender stage.
167. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the first and full year cost of reinstating the pre-2012 pupil-teacher ratio in two, three and four teacher primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17268/19]
View answerBudget 2012 increased the appointment and retention ratios for small schools, i.e. schools with four classroom teachers or fewer.
Since 2015, measures have been introduced to improve the staffing of these schools which has seen improvements in the appointment and retention thresholds for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classroom teacher and more favourable enrolment thresholds for one teacher schools situated 8 km or more from the nearest school of the same type of patronage and/or language of instruction.
Budget 2017 announced two adjustments in relation to one teacher schools. Where the school is the sole primary school on an island the school will be able to appoint a second teacher. In relation to single teacher schools generally with an enrolment of 15 or more pupils the school can apply to the staffing appeal board for a second post where the single teacher has children across 6 or more class groups.
Small schools have also benefitted from the 1 point improvement to the primary staffing schedule for all schools implemented in 2016 and again in 2018. The staffing schedule at primary level currently operates on a general average of 26 pupils to every 1 teacher which is historically the lowest ever allocation ratio at primary level.
In addition, the staffing process includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria, including a specific appeal measure for small schools, to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board.
The estimated cost of restoring the staffing schedule for small schools to pre-2012 levels would be €1.1 million in the first year, and €3.4 million for the full year.
168. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring school transport services to the criteria that existed pre-2011; and the status of data set out in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 3 December 2015 for the 2010 to 2018 period. [17270/19]
View answerSchool transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.
There are currently over 117,500 children, including over 13,000 children with special educational needs, transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres annually.
The purpose of the Primary School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.
Changes to the School Transport Scheme introduced in Budget 2011, derived from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the Scheme and encompassed a number of elements such as:-
- national application of the distance rule of 3.2 kilometres at primary level;
- the cessation of the Closed/Central School Rule at primary level;
- the cessation of catchment boundary area to determine eligibility at post primary level and;
- an increase from seven to 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality to retain or establish a school transport service and the introduction of charges at primary level.
Given that school transport is a demand led service it is difficult to cost school transport services on the basis of restoring the Scheme to the criteria that existed pre 2011. However, in general the unit cost for transporting mainstream children is some €1,000 per annum, while the unit cost for transporting children with special educational needs is €7,000 or €9,000 when the provision of escorts are included.
The terms of the School Transport Schemes are applied equitably on a national basis.
Should the Deputy wish to clarify the additional information sought, he should contact School Transport Section of my Department.
169. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allocate a nurse to primary schools with students who have complex medical needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17295/19]
View answerProvision of nursing support is currently a matter for the HSE.
The Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme – A New School Inclusion Model to Deliver the Right Supports at the Right time to Students with Additional Care Needs was published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) on 30 May 2018.
The Review contains 13 recommendations, one of which is the provision of nursing support for students with complex medical needs.
On the 27 March 2019, I announced the trialling of the School Inclusion Model – a new model of support for students with special educational and additional care needs. This new research-based package of education and health supports will be piloted and evaluated in the 2019/20 school year.
One of the key features of the School Inclusion Model pilot is a new national nursing service for children with complex medical needs in schools. A cross agency planning group is to be established to develop the scope for the scheme, develop an application procedure for schools and plan for how the service is to be delivered. The new service will complement current provision provided through community based services.
170. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a reduction of one at all points of the staffing schedule for primary schools from September 2020; and the net number of additional teaching posts involved in view of his predictions of falling enrolments in primary schools commencing in 2019 and continuing at a greater rate of fall thereafter. [17299/19]
View answerThe criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under certain criteria to an independent Appeals Board.
The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location.
Teachers are currently allocated to primary schools at an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 26 pupils.
Each 1 point adjustment to the primary staffing schedule is estimated to cost in the region of €13.5m per annum, with approximately 300 posts required.
171. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts of responsibility which would be needed in primary schools to restore posts at the level which pertained prior to the moratorium; the estimated number of posts which were lost through the moratorium; the number that have been restored to date; the number of posts at AP1 and AP2 level being restored in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years; and the estimated cost of full restoration to the pre-moratorium level for the school year 2020-21. [17300/19]
View answerBudget 2017 allowed for the commencement of restoration of middle management posts as part of an agreed distributed leadership model and meant lifting the longstanding moratorium on these posts with effect from the 2017/18 school year. This recognises the key role school leadership has in promoting a school environment which is welcoming, inclusive and accountable.
€2.75m was allocated in Budget 2017 to restore middle management positions i.e. the equivalent of approximately 1,300 middle management posts (Assistant Principal I and Assistant Principal II) at both Primary and Post-Primary (2,600 in total).
In total more than 1500 leadership posts have been invested in our primary schools in the past two years which has led to 1 in 3 teachers now holding promoted positions.
The lifting of the moratorium is an initial phase in the restoration of middle management posts and any future improvements to the number of posts allocated will be dependent on budgetary demands.
Information on the number of APIs and APIIs in our primary schools prior to the moratorium are outlined in the table. The circular on leadership and management in primary schools for the 2019/20 school year is currently being finalised and will be available on the Department website in due course.
The estimated cost of lifting the moratorium on posts of responsibility and restoring them to pre-moratorium levels at primary level would be in the order of €19m per annum.
Number of APIs and APIIs which were removed from primary schools during the moratorium
|
Primary |
||
|
2008/09 |
2018/19 |
|
|
APIs |
1,605 |
958 |
|
APIIs |
8,575 |
6,232 |
*2018/19 figures include the following posts of responsibility which were restored.
APIs - 268
APIIs – 1,282
172. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprentice population forecasted in each employment sector and subsector in each of the years 2016 to 2020 by craft based and new consortia led apprenticeships; and the apprentice population in each employment sector and subsector at 31 March 2019. [17306/19]
View answer173. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new consortia led apprenticeship programmes forecast under the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland 2016-2020 in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the number realised, that is, new programmes operationalised for these targets in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and at 31 March 2019 for these new consortia led apprenticeship programmes in tabular form. [17307/19]
View answer174. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and subsector for craft based and consortia led apprenticeships at 31 March 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/19]
View answer175. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship registrations in each employment sector and subsector for all craft based and consortia led apprenticeships at 31 March 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17309/19]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 172 to 175, inclusive, together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statements. Formal forecasts and targets are developed for apprenticeship registrations. However, formal forecasts are not produced for the total apprenticeship population at any specific date. The actual apprenticeship population by area as at 31 March 2019 is set out in the tables.
Apprentice Registrations by Trade and Family Pre-2016 Apprenticeships
|
January-March 2019 - YTD |
Number |
|
Trades |
|
|
CONSTRUCTION |
|
|
Brick & Stonelaying |
20 |
|
Carpentry & Joinery |
158 |
|
Floor & Wall Tiling |
0 |
|
Painting & Decorating |
14 |
|
Plastering |
10 |
|
Plumbing |
192 |
|
Stonecutting & Stonemasonry |
1 |
|
Wood Manufacturing & Finishing |
31 |
|
Total |
426 |
|
ELECTRICAL |
|
|
Aircraft Mechanics |
1 |
|
Electrical |
517 |
|
Electrical Instrumentation |
44 |
|
Electronic Security Systems |
21 |
|
Instrumentation |
5 |
|
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
43 |
|
Total |
631 |
|
ENGINEERING |
|
|
M.A.M.F. |
50 |
|
Farriery |
0 |
|
Industrial Insulation |
7 |
|
Metal Fabrication |
88 |
|
Pipefitting |
33 |
|
Sheet Metalworking |
9 |
|
Toolmaking |
18 |
|
Total |
205 |
|
MOTOR |
|
|
Agricultural Mechanics |
8 |
|
Construction Plant Fitting |
20 |
|
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics |
53 |
|
Motor Mechanics |
106 |
|
Vehicle Body Repairs |
17 |
|
Total |
204 |
|
PRINTING |
|
|
Print Media |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
1,466 |
|
Population at end: |
Mar-19 |
||
|
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
|
Auctioneering Total |
25 |
29 |
54 |
|
Auctioneering and Property Services |
25 |
29 |
54 |
|
Biopharmachem Total |
10 |
5 |
15 |
|
Laboratory Analyst |
- |
||
|
Laboratory Technician |
10 |
5 |
15 |
|
Construction Total |
17 |
3,882 |
3,899 |
|
Brick and Stonelaying |
183 |
183 |
|
|
Cabinet Making |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Carpentry and Joinery |
7 |
1,522 |
1,529 |
|
Painting and Decorating |
5 |
102 |
107 |
|
Plastering |
87 |
87 |
|
|
Plumbing |
4 |
1,732 |
1,736 |
|
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry |
25 |
25 |
|
|
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing |
1 |
229 |
230 |
|
Wood Machinist |
- |
||
|
Electrical Total |
48 |
6,690 |
6,738 |
|
Aircraft Mechanics |
10 |
164 |
174 |
|
Electrical |
28 |
5,517 |
5,545 |
|
Electrical Instrumentation |
7 |
388 |
395 |
|
Electronic Security Systems |
1 |
147 |
148 |
|
Industrial Electrical Eng |
1 |
56 |
57 |
|
Instrumentation |
1 |
52 |
53 |
|
Refrigeration |
366 |
366 |
|
|
Engineering Total |
16 |
2,127 |
2,143 |
|
Farriery |
25 |
25 |
|
|
Industrial Insulation |
47 |
47 |
|
|
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6) |
5 |
68 |
73 |
|
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7) |
3 |
54 |
57 |
|
Mechanical Automation & Maintenance Fitting |
5 |
608 |
613 |
|
Metal Fabrication |
1 |
760 |
761 |
|
*Pipefitting |
1 |
141 |
142 |
|
Polymer Processing Tech |
1 |
35 |
36 |
|
Sheet Metalworking |
139 |
139 |
|
|
Toolmaking |
250 |
250 |
|
|
Financial Total |
189 |
222 |
411 |
|
Accounting Technician |
101 |
67 |
168 |
|
Insurance Practice |
73 |
119 |
192 |
|
International Financial Services Associate |
8 |
19 |
27 |
|
International Financial Services Specialist |
7 |
17 |
24 |
|
Hospitality Total |
24 |
120 |
144 |
|
Butcher |
1 |
12 |
13 |
|
Chef de Partie |
6 |
21 |
27 |
|
Commis Chef |
17 |
87 |
104 |
|
ICT Total |
14 |
74 |
88 |
|
ICT Associate Professional Network Technician |
3 |
34 |
37 |
|
ICT Associate Professional Software Developer |
11 |
40 |
51 |
|
Logistics Total |
8 |
19 |
27 |
|
Logistics |
8 |
19 |
27 |
|
Motor Total |
15 |
2,436 |
2,451 |
|
Agricultural Mechanics |
150 |
150 |
|
|
Construction Plant Fitting |
243 |
243 |
|
|
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics |
1 |
549 |
550 |
|
Motor Mechanics |
12 |
1,329 |
1,341 |
|
Vehicle Body Repairs |
2 |
165 |
167 |
|
Printing & Paper Total |
- |
7 |
7 |
|
Print Media |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Grand Total |
366 |
15,611 |
15,977 |
Apprentice Registrations by Family for Post 2016 Apprenticeships
|
January-March 2019 - YTD |
|
|
Trades |
|
|
AUCTIONEERING |
|
|
Auctioneering & Property Services |
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
|
BIOPHARMACHEM |
|
|
Laboratory Analyst |
|
|
Laboratory Technician |
1 |
|
Total |
|
|
ELECTRICAL |
|
|
Industrial Electrical Engineering |
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
|
ENGINEERING |
|
|
Polymer Processing Technology |
2 |
|
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6) |
2 |
|
Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7) |
4 |
|
Total |
8 |
|
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING |
|
|
OEM Engineer |
|
|
Total |
- |
|
FINANCE |
|
|
Accounting Technician |
23 |
|
Insurance Practice |
|
|
Financial Services Associate |
2 |
|
Financial Services Specialist |
|
|
Total |
25 |
|
HOSPITALITY and FOOD |
|
|
Butcher |
6 |
|
Chef de Partie |
|
|
Commis Chef |
4 |
|
Sous Chef |
|
|
Total |
10 |
|
ICT |
|
|
ICT Associate Professional Network Technician |
15 |
|
ICT Associate Professional Software Developer |
14 |
|
Total |
29 |
|
LOGISTICS |
|
|
Logistics Associate |
|
|
Total |
- |
|
Grand Total |
79 |
|
- |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Number of New Apprenticeship Programmes Target for Year End (Cumulative) |
2 |
15 |
25 |
35 |
40 |
|
Number of New Apprenticeship Programmes Available (Cumulative) |
2 |
9 |
18 |
20* |
- |
*To March 2019
