Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Jamie Bermingham:

Yes. You need to have a company that puts you through the apprenticeship programme and that registers you as an apprentice under the company. The company needs to be interviewed by SOLAS so it is deemed eligible to train apprentices. It gets checked to make sure it has its craft certificates and stuff like that. There are a couple of background checks on employers.