Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018
255. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female trainees enrolled by employment sector and subsector at 31 March 2018 for existing traineeships and new and relaunched traineeships in tabular form; the budget allocation in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for State funded traineeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra256. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of live traineeship programmes forecast for all existing traineeships; the targeted new enrolments per annum; the forecasted cumulative number of traineeship programmes; the planned new enrolments per annum for new and relaunched traineeships in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and the number realised for existing traineeships and new and relaunched traineeships (details supplied) for these targets at 31 December 2017, in tabular form. [18066/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together.
The Government is prioritising the expansion of traineeship offerings as part of the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship 2016-2020. At the end of 2017, an additional eight new traineeships had been developed in areas such as hospitality, engineering and animation. The programmes have been designed by ETBs working in collaboration with employers to meet identified skill needs. In addition, we have broadened the eligibility criteria on participation to include school leavers, older learners and people in employment.
A new Five-Step Guide to traineeship has been developed which is aimed at employers seeking practical information on how to develop a traineeship within their company. The guide provides practical information on what a traineeship is; how employers and prospective trainees can access traineeship programmes; information on current traineeship opportunities, and the five-step process to developing a new traineeship.
I have been informed by SOLAS that they are currently reviewing the 2017 end of year traineeship enrolments figure and also the gender breakdown of enrolments for the first quarter of 2018. I will forward this information to the Deputy once it has been verified and validated.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to traineeship targets and budget allocation is set out in the following tables.
Targets 2016 - 2020
|
Existing Traineeships |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Number of ‘live traineeships programmes’ |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|
Target new enrolments per annum |
2,400 |
2,400 |
3,000 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
|
New/relaunched traineeships |
|||||
|
Number of traineeship programmes (cumulative) |
2 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
|
Planned new enrolments per annum |
100 |
200 |
900 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
|
Total target trainee enrolments p.a. |
2,500 |
2,600 |
3,900 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
Allocation for Traineeships
|
Year |
€ |
|
2016 |
€29,398,301 |
|
2017 |
€26,159,261 |
|
2018 |
€41,000,000 (subject to SOLAS/ETB service planning process) |
A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Order 42A.
