Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
513. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who completed an apprenticeship and became fully qualified tradespersons in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6265/22]
View answerCraft apprenticeships account for 25 of the 62 existing available apprenticeship programmes. They comprise of a standard seven phase programme of alternating on-the-job and off-the-job phases. The off-the-job training for these programmes is delivered in Training Centres, Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities
SOLAS have provided certification data per year for craft apprenticeships. These certs are issued only after an apprentice has completed their apprenticeship. The table below shows the certs issued for the period 2016 to 2021. A further breakdown of the figures by individual craft apprenticeship is not available at this time but has being requested from SOLAS and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
|
Year |
Certs Issued |
|
2016 |
1222 |
|
2017 |
1464 |
|
2018 |
1981 |
|
2019 |
1826 |
|
2020 |
2391 |
|
2021 |
1798 |
