Apprenticeship Programmes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2018

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Ceisteanna (158)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

158. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment by the Apprenticeship Council regarding the 77 proposals received in the second call for new apprenticeship categories which closed on 1 September 2017; the apprenticeships that have been approved for roll-out to date; and the timeline for operationalising each new approved apprenticeship in tabular form. [44489/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

This Government is committed to expanding the apprenticeship model into new sectors of the economy. A key commitment in our Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship for last year was to issue a second call for apprenticeship proposals to refresh the pipeline of apprenticeship proposals established through the first call. The call closed on 1 September with 77 proposals received from a range of sectors, occupations and National Framework Qualification levels.  Following the evaluation process 26 new programmes were approved for further development into national apprenticeships in various sectors including construction, engineering, horticulture and agriculture.  Three programmes from the second call are already underway, Logistics Associate, Laboratory Analyst and Laboratory Technician.

Based on information from the consortia, the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the other 23 programmes is set out in the following table.

0	Title of proposed apprenticeship	Industry lead	Proposed coordinating provider	Target rollout date
1.	Advanced Quantity Surveyor Level 9 Duration 2 years	Society of Charted Surveyors Ireland	Limerick Institute of Technology	2nd half 2019
2.	Applied Horticulture Level 6 Duration 2 years	Teagasc	Teagasc	2nd half 2019
3.	Arboriculture Level 5 Duration 2 years	Caseys Tree Care Ltd, North West Tree Care, Kilcoyne Tree Care, Arborist Ireland	Galway Roscommon ETB	2nd half 2019
4.	Associate Sales Professional Level 6 Duration 3 years	Sales Sense	Mayo Sligo & Leitrim ETB	1st half 2019
5.	CGI Technical Artist (Animation, Games, VFX) Level 9 Duration 2 years	Animation Skillnet with Screen Training Ireland	Dublin IT	2nd half 2019
6.	Equipment Systems Engineer Level 9 Duration 2years	SL Controls	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019
7.	Farm Management Level 7 Duration 4 years	Teagasc	Teagasc	2nd half 2019
8.	Farm Technician Level 6 Duration 2 years	Teagasc	Teagasc	2nd half 2019
9.	Geo-Driller Level 6 Duration 3 years	Geological Survey Ireland	IT Carlow	2nd half 2019
10.	ICT Associate Professional in Cybersecurity Level 6 Duration 2 years	FastTrack into Technology (FIT)	FIT	2nd half 2019
11.	Lean Sigma Manager Level 9 Duration 2 years	Teleflex	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019
12.	Principal Engineer- Professional Doctorate Level 10 Duration 4 years	SL Controls	University of Limerick	1st half 2019
13.	Professional Bar Manager Level 7 Duration 2 years	Vintners Association	Griffith College	2nd half 2019
14.	Professional Hairdressing Level 6 Duration 3 years	Hairdressing Council of Ireland	Limerick & Clare ETB & Image Learning and Development Training Network Ltd	2nd half 2019
15.	Professional Healthcare Assistant Level 6 Duration 2 years	Kiltipper Woods Care Centre	Griffith College	2nd half 2019
16.	Recruitment Practitioner Level 6 Duration 2 years	National Recruitment Federation	National College of Ireland	2nd half 2019
17.	Scaffolding Level 6 Duration 3 years	Construction Industry Federation	Laois & Offaly ETB	1st half 2019
18.	Software System Designer Level 9 Duration 2 years	Lero	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019
19.	SportTurf Management Level 6 Duration 2 years	Teagasc	Teagasc	2nd half 2019
20.	Stud Farm Management Level 7 Duration 2 years	Teagasc	Teagasc	2nd half 2019
21.	Supply Chain Associate Level 7 Duration 3 years	IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019
22.	Supply Chain Manager Level 9 Duration 2 years	IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019
23.	Supply Chain Specialist Level 8 Duration 2 years	IPICS The Supply Chain Management Institute	University of Limerick	2nd half 2019