Written answers
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Programmes
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics in tabular form the number of apprenticeship registrations with FÁS in each of the past three years per training category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6311/13]
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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FAS have provided the statistics as requested by the Deputy in the attached document. Apprentice Registrations by Trade by Family of Trade 2010 to 2012
| Sector | Trade | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | National Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan.-Dec. | Jan.-Dec. | Jan.-Dec. | 2010 - 2012 | ||
| Construction | |||||
| Brick & Stonelaying | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | |
| Cabinetmaking * | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Carpentry & Joinery | 96 | 72 | 91 | 259 | |
| Floor & Wall Tiling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Painting & Decorating | 8 | 18 | 11 | 37 | |
| Plastering | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Plumbing | 91 | 146 | 97 | 334 | |
| Wood Machining * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wood Manufacturing & Finishing | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 | |
| Total | 244 | 268 | 222 | 734 | |
| Electrical | |||||
| Aircraft Mechanics | 18 | 35 | 36 | 89 | |
| Electricical | 373 | 355 | 397 | 1,125 | |
| Electrical Instrumentation | 15 | 18 | 24 | 57 | |
| Electronic Security Systems | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 | |
| Instrumentation | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | 26 | 29 | 34 | 89 | |
| Total | 445 | 449 | 506 | 1,400 | |
| Engineering | |||||
| MAMF | 65 | 101 | 110 | 276 | |
| Farriery | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
| Industrial Insulation | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Metal Fabrication | 57 | 60 | 103 | 220 | |
| Sheet Metalworking | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |
| Toolmaking | 31 | 42 | 57 | 130 | |
| Total | 171 | 220 | 287 | 678 | |
| Motor | |||||
| Agricultural Mechanics | 26 | 21 | 19 | 66 | |
| Construction Plant Fitting | 30 | 32 | 45 | 107 | |
| Heavy Vehicle Mechanics | 65 | 59 | 74 | 198 | |
| Motor Mechanics | 191 | 221 | 253 | 665 | |
| Vehicle Body Repairs | 28 | 32 | 23 | 83 | |
| Total | 340 | 365 | 414 | 1,119 | |
| Printing | |||||
| Print Media | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| National Total | 1,204 | 1,307 | 1,434 | 3,945 |
* Cabinet Making and Wood Machining amalgamated into a new trade of Wood Manufacturing & Finishing
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