Mr. Andrew Brownlee:

I thank the Deputy. The curriculums across both systems are similar but are not identical. The Deputy might have heard reference in the opening statement to the fact that we have two Northern Ireland colleges that are going to deliver some phase 2 craft apprenticeship training. As we are the co-ordinators and providers, we check that the learning is aligned with our own curriculum and we check that the assessment process can be aligned as well. The curriculum is directly comparable, just not identical, but it is close enough that we are satisfied they can deliver phase 2 craft apprenticeship training to help us address backlogs and increase capacity.