Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason County Kerry students have to go to Dublin to complete phase 4 apprenticeship; and the reason they cannot do these courses in County Kerry. [35010/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I understand Phase 4 apprenticeship courses are not exclusively held in Dublin, they are also held in different locations throughout the Country. I am informed that the FÁS apprenticeship scheduling management system is designed to automatically call apprentices, by region, trade and training phase on a longest waiting basis on the day of scheduling to the nearest available FÁS Training Services Unit/Institute of Technology.

Apprenticeship Phase 4 location and allocation is determined by the HEA in liaison with the Institutes of Technology. While Kerry is not a location that has been identified for Phase 4 apprenticeship courses due to insufficient numbers, it has been identified as a location for Phase 6 training.