Written answers
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Further Education and Training Issues
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeships made available throughout the country in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which this has met the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42791/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I am informed that the number of apprentices registered by employers in the past 5 years, as well as the total apprentice population for each year is as follows:
Year | Registrations | Apprenticeship population |
---|---|---|
2008 | 3,765 | 26,170 |
2009 | 1,535 | 21,407 |
2010 | 1,204 | 14,801 |
2011 | 1,307 | 13,001 |
2012 | 1,434 | 8,862 |
2013 | 1,266 (year to date) | 7,725 (year to date |
The above figures also include the relevant data for this year to date. I understand that the equivalent year to date figure for apprentice registrations for 2012 was 1,010 which indicates a 25% increase in 2013.
Under the Action Plan for Jobs my Department has commissioned a review of the Apprenticeship Programme.
The consultative phase of the Review, has invited submissions from stakeholders in Apprenticeship, and the review will address three key themes:
-Consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the current model of apprenticeship and what improvements can be made to its current structure
- An examination of the alternative methods of work-based training in Ireland
- Consideration of the structural mechanisms, and criteria, under which collaboration with industry/employers can be pursued into the future, either through improved, alternative or complementary models of work-based training.
It is expected that the group leading the review will complete its work before the end of the year.
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