Current funding for apprenticeship training is provided from both Exchequer and National Training Fund (NTF). The NTF is resourced by the NTF levy, currently set at 0.7% of reckonable earnings and rising to 0.8% in 2018.
The allocations are based on costings received during the budgetary process, from both SOLAS and the Higher Education Authority (HEA), to meet cost of apprenticeship provision based on the current apprenticeship population, forecast registrations and planned levels of off-the-job training.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to National Training Fund (NTF) and Exchequer current allocation and spend in each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 is set out in the following table.
|
Year
|
National Training Fund (NTF) allocation (€m)
|
NTF expenditure Total (€m)
|
Exchequer allocation (€m)
|
Exchequer expenditure Total (€m)
|
|
2014
|
39.6
|
39.6
|
13.1
|
12.0
|
|
2015
|
49.6
|
42.6
|
12.5
|
12.8
|
|
2016
|
60.1
|
55.1
|
14.6
|
14.5
|
|
2017 (expenditure to 31 Oct 2017)
|
80.4
|
50.9
|
19.1
|
18.1
|
In 2018, all funding for craft based and consortia led apprenticeships will be provided from the NTF.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to apprenticeships is set out in the following table. The minimum duration of an apprenticeship is 2 years.
|
|
Apprenticeship
|
NFQ Level
|
Duration
|
|
|
CONSTRUCTION
|
|
|
|
1
|
Brick and Stonelaying
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
2
|
Carpentry and Joinery
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
3
|
Painting and Decorating
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
4
|
Plastering
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
5
|
Plumbing
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
6
|
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
7
|
Wood Manufacturing and Finishing
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
|
ELECTRICAL
|
|
|
|
8
|
Aircraft Mechanics
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
9
|
Electrical
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
10
|
Electrical Instrumentation
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
11
|
Electronic Security Systems
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
12
|
Instrumentation
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
13
|
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
|
ENGINEERING
|
|
|
|
14
|
Farriery
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
15
|
Industrial Electrical Engineering
|
Level 7
|
2 Years
|
|
16
|
Industrial Insulation
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
17
|
Manufacturing Engineering
|
Level 7
|
3 Years
|
|
18
|
Manufacturing Technology
|
Level 6
|
2 Years
|
|
19
|
Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
20
|
Metal Fabrication
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
21
|
Pipetting
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
22
|
Polymer Processing Technology
|
Level 7
|
3 Years
|
|
23
|
Sheet Metalworking
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
24
|
Toolmaking
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
|
FINANCE
|
|
|
|
25
|
Accounting Technician
|
Level 6
|
2 years
|
|
26
|
Insurance Practitioner
|
Level 8
|
3 Years
|
|
27
|
International Financial Services Associate
|
Level 6
|
2 years
|
|
28
|
International Financial Services Specialist
|
Level 8
|
2 years
|
|
|
MOTOR
|
|
|
|
29
|
Agricultural Mechanics
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
30
|
Construction Plant Fitting
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
31
|
Heavy Vehicle Mechanics
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
32
|
Motor Mechanics
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
33
|
Vehicle Body Repairs
|
Level 6
|
4 Years
|
|
|
HOSPITALITY
|
|
|
|
34
|
Commis Chef
|
Level 6
|
2 years
|
|
|
IT
|
|
|
|
35
|
ICT Associate Professional Network Engineer
(* 1stt intake Q1 2018)
|
Level 6
|
2 years
|
|
36
|
ICT Associate Professional Software Developer
(* 1st intake Q1 2018)
|
Level 6
|
2 years
|
