Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
123. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices, including traineeships, projected to be in training by employment sector and subsector, in each of the years 2017 to 2020 in tabular form; the budget allocation in 2017 for State funded apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19037/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
At this stage, it is not possible to give an accurate breakdown of the forecast population in new apprenticeships on a sectorial basis. The Apprenticeship Council is continuing to work with consortia in developing a wide variety of proposals in various sectors of the economy made through the first call for proposals. In addition, the Council will issue a new call for proposals in 2017 which, when proposals are received, will also shape the sectorial breakdown of these new apprenticeships. The recently published Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeships and Traineeships sets out annual target registrations for the period to 2020. A forecast population for new apprenticeships is set out on Table 2 based on these forecast registrations and an average duration of programmes. A clearer picture with regard to the population of new apprenticeships will only become evident when these programmes are operational for a number of years and accurate statistical data can be interrogated to produce a formal forecasting tool.
SOLAS do not yet have projected numbers in traineeship by employment sector for 2017. Set out in Table 3 is forecast enrolments for traineeships for the period 2017 to 2020 as set out in the action plan.
The 2017 budget allocation for apprenticeships is €98.7m.
Table 1 - Craft Apprenticeships Population by Industrial Sector
|
Year |
Construction |
Electrical |
Motor |
Engineering |
Printing |
Overall Total |
|
Population December 2017 |
3,324 |
5,400 |
2,684 |
2,162 |
12 |
13,582 |
|
Population December 2018 |
4,557 |
6,271 |
2,991 |
2,420 |
4 |
16,243 |
|
Population December 2019 |
5,969 |
7,092 |
3,186 |
2,709 |
- |
18,956 |
|
Population December 2020 |
7,643 |
7,643 |
3,414 |
3,029 |
- |
21,729 |
Table 2 – Forecast population for new apprenticeships
|
No. |
|
|
Population December 2017 |
882 |
|
Population December 2018 |
2,370 |
|
Population December 2019 |
3,994 |
|
Population December 2020 |
6,069 |
Table 3 - Forecast enrolments for traineeships
|
Existing traineeships |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Number of new enrolments per annum |
2,400 |
3,000 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
|
New/reactivated traineeships |
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|
Planned new enrolments per annum |
200 |
900 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
|
Total target trainee enrolments p.a. |
2,600 |
3,900 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
