Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1155. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per advanced healthcare assistant practitioner apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63607/21]
View answer1156. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per retail supervision apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63608/21]
View answer1157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per international financial services associate, international financial services specialist apprenticeship and recruitment executive apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63609/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1155, 1156 and 1157 together.
The advanced healthcare assistant practitioner, international financial services associate, international financial services specialist apprenticeship and recruitment executive apprenticeship are funded through via the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
In respect of consortia-led apprenticeship programmes, the HEA allocates funding to each consortia on a per apprentice registered basis. The amount allocated is referenced to a unit cost model for equivalent courses, as funded through the HEA’s Recurrent Grant Allocation Model.
The following table sets out the funding allocated for each of the programmes referenced in the Deputy’s PQs.
|
Programme |
Annual Total Allocation (including Apprentice Fee) |
|
L6 International Financial Services Associate |
€5,200 |
|
L8 International Financial Services Specialist |
€4,500 |
|
L8 Recruitment Practitioner |
€6,000 |
|
L6 Healthcare Practitioner |
€8,000 |
The consortia-led Retail Supervision L6 apprenticeship programme is funded by SOLAS, which allocates funding to each consortium on a per apprentice registered basis. The annual total allocation per apprentice for this programme is €3,322.
