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Apprenticeship Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 October 2017

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Ceisteanna (99, 100, 104, 105, 106)

Maurice Quinlivan

Ceist:

99. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the new budget allocation for apprenticeships in 2018; the estimated number of apprentices this will support in 2018; and the estimated number of new apprenticeship programmes that will be introduced in 2018. [44113/17]

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Maurice Quinlivan

Ceist:

100. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship programmes that have been introduced to date in 2017; and the number of participants in each new programme, in tabular form. [44114/17]

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Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

104. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have commenced an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44153/17]

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Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

105. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the apprenticeship programmes in operation; the number of participants on each apprenticeship programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44154/17]

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Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

106. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the ten new apprenticeship programmes announced in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44155/17]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 99, 100 and 104 to 106, inclusive, together.

The material sought by the Deputies in relation to the number of apprentices on each apprenticeship programme is set out in the tables.

Since its first call for proposals the Apprenticeship Council has been working with consortia to develop their proposals into sustainable apprenticeships that can be delivered on a nationwide basis. To date eleven new apprenticeships have been developed by the Council.  During 2016 two new programmes got under way in Insurance Practice and Industrial Electrical Engineering. This year has seen the commencement of new apprenticeships in Polymer Processing Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Manufacturing Engineer, Accounting Technician and two programmes in International Financial Services (Associate & Specialist).

Apprenticeships in Commis Chef and two ICT apprenticeships (Network Engineer and Software Developer) have recently been validated and are currently approving employers and recruiting apprentices and are expected to get underway shortly.

Further new apprenticeships are to be submitted for validation to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) shortly and, subject to successful validation, it is expected that a further four new schemes will get underway later this year in various sectors including Engineering and Haulage.

Earlier this year we published the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland 2016-2020 which sets out a series of detailed actions and annual targets on how we will achieve the commitments in the Action Plan for Education in this area.

A key commitment for this year set out in the Plan was the issuing of a second call for apprenticeship proposals to refresh the pipeline of proposals already established through the first call. The second call closed on the 1 September with 77 proposals received from a range of sectors and occupations.  The Apprenticeship Council is currently evaluating these proposals and will report its findings in November.

Budget 2018 made a provision of €122m for apprenticeship training for next year. This represents an increase of almost 24% over the 2017 allocation and will support an apprentice population which is forecast to be in excess of 13,000 by the end of 2017 and new registrations which are forecast to be over 6,000 during 2018.  As set out in the Plan we have targeted a further ten new schemes for 2018 which will bring the total new apprenticeships to 25, almost doubling the number of apprenticeship schemes on offer in Ireland.

Apprentice Population 2017 by Sector and Trade as 30/9/17

Construction Total

2692

Brick and Stonelaying

111

Cabinet Making

2

Carpentry and Joinery

1050

Floor and Wall Tiling

0

Painting and Decorating

77

Plastering

59

Plumbing

1211

Stonecutting and Stonemasonry

33

Wood Manufacturing and Finishing

149

Wood Machinist

0

Electrical Total

5058

Aircraft Mechanics

167

Electrical

4185

Electrical Instrumentation

292

Electronic Security Systems

108

Instrumentation

35

Refrigeration

271

Engineering Total

1742

Farriery

17

Industrial Insulation

42

M.A.M.F.

590

Metal Fabrication

654

*Pipefitting

77

Sheet Metalworking

119

Toolmaking

243

Motor Total

2334

Agricultural Mechanics

148

Construction Plant Fitting

238

Heavy Vehicle Mechanics

509

Motor Mechanics

1279

Vehicle Body Repairs

160

Printing & Paper Total

18

Print Media

18

Priniting

0

Bookbinding

0

Grand Total

11844

*Please note: From end of 2016 Pipefitting is included in the Engineering Family of Trade.

Consortia Led Apprenticeships Total 2016/2017 @ 30 September 2017

Grand Total

Industrial Electrical Eng

30

Total

30

Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6)

30

Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7)

12

Polymer Processing Tech

17

Total

59

Accounting Technician

40

Insurance Practice

144

International Financial Services Associate

1

International Financial Services Specialist

8

Total 

193

Total consortia led

282

Grand Total (All)

12,126

Apprentice Registrations

2014

2015

2016

2017 (as of end September 2017)

Total

2,698

3,153

3,821

3,478

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