Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
When you are met at the door by the robotic dog, you realise that you are talking into a different sort of educational environment. I thank Mr. Smith.
I have a question for QQI. We are talking about quality assurance and ensuring that the integrity of courses is upheld at all times. During the summer, there was the release of SOLAS exam papers for student apprenticeships that had not been changed over the past period. Apprentices were getting the exam paper before the exam. What happens there? What does QQI do at that stage? It is a clear breach in the integrity of apprenticeships. I am a plumber's daughter. I know the importance of knowing what pipes are put where. If you are not learning in college, it cannot be confirmed that you actually did learn it. Where did QQI go there?
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