Defence Forces Data

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Ceist:

415. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of apprenticeship schemes available within the Defence Forces. [18692/20]

The attached table provides the details requested by the Deputy.

The military authorities have advised that these Defence Forces schemes for enlisted personnel are categorised into

1. Those that are strictly defined as Apprenticeships

2. Trainee technician schemes conducted in conjunction with SOLAS under the auspices of the National 'Generation Apprenticeship' Scheme

3. Other technician training schemes which are similar technical or trade type courses but which are not conducted through SOLAS.

Branch/Unit	Scheme	Category
Air Corps	Aircraft Mechanic (Cat B) Apprenticeship	Apprenticeship - For new entrants.
Army Engineers	Plumbing	Trainee Technician Schemes conducted in conjunction with SOLAS under the auspices of the National 'Generation Apprenticeship' Scheme - for serving personnel
Carpentry & Joinery
Electrician
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Construction Plant Fitting
Bricklaying
Plastering
Army Transport	Heavy Vehicle Mechanic
Naval Service	Engine Room Artificer
Hull Artificer
Communication and Information Services (CIS)	CIS Technician	Other Technician Training Schemes (not conducted through SOLAS) - for serving personnel
Ordnance Corps	Armourer (Weapons Systems Mechanical Technician)
Armament Artificer Instrument (Weapons Systems Electronic Technician)
Naval Service	Electrical Artificer
Radio/Radar Technician
Programmer Technician
Defence Force Printing Press	Print Media and Print Finishing