Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1132. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown on a percentage basis of the prior educational attainment of apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14928/21]
View answer1133. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of apprentices who secure their apprenticeship through personal connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14929/21]
View answer1136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average age of new apprentices since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1132, 1133 and 1136 together.
As part of an extensive consultation process to inform the new Action Plan for Apprenticeship feedback was gathered from the 3,750 apprentices who answered a survey on their experience of the system. In accessing apprenticeship programmes, by far the majority (69%) of respondents accessed their apprenticeship through friends and family.
The data requested in relation to the age of new apprentices and the prior educational attainment of apprentices is set out in the attached tabular statements.
