Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Data
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the development, capital and annual cost, respectively, per apprentice of new apprenticeship programmes introduced in 2016 and to date in 2017; and the estimated costs of those to be introduced in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. [20700/17]
John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of programmes approved to date for funding is set out in the following table. It should be noted that capital and operational costs are only available for those new apprenticeships that have completed development and validation. Costs for further programmes will be determined as they move through development and validation and as new programmes are identified through the second call for proposals.
| New Apprenticeship Programme Title | Lead provider | Projected Apprentice numbers | Development Funding Approved | Annual Unit Cost per apprentice* | Equipment Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Practice - Level 8 | Institute of Technology Sligo | 67 (actual 2016) | €15,000 | €7,200 | €0 |
| Industrial Electrical Engineering – Level 7 | Limerick Institute of Technology | 12 (actual 2016) | €50,000 | €10,000 | €155,000 |
| Polymer Process Engineer - Level 7 | Athlone Institute of Technology | 32 | €135,000 | €10,000 | €400,000 |
| Manufacturing Technician – Level 6 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (3 other co-ordinating providers) | 60 | €85,000 | €10,000 | €500,000 |
| Manufacturing Engineer – Level 7 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (3 other co-ordinating providers) | 60 | €85,000 | €10,000 | €500,000 |
| International Financial Services Associate - Level 6 | National College of Ireland | €48,333 | |||
| International Financial Services Specialist - Level 8 | National College of Ireland | €48,333 | |||
| Accounting Technician Level 6 | Accounting Technicians Ireland | €25,000 | |||
| OEM Engineer Level 6 | Cavan & Monaghan ETB | €15,000 | |||
| HGV Driver Level 5 | Cavan & Monaghan ETB | €15,000 | |||
| Baker Level 6 | Scottish Bakers | €76,250 | |||
| ICT Network Engineer Level 6 | FIT | €12,500 | |||
| ICT Software Developer Level 6 | FIT | €12,500 | |||
| Butcher Level 5 | Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ETB | €95,000 | |||
| Commis Chef Level 6 | Kerry ETB | €40,000 | |||
| Chef de Partie Level 8 | |||||
| Sous Chef Level 8 | |||||
| Executive Chef Level 9 | Tralee Institute of Technology | €45,000 | |||
| Engineering Services Management Level 7 | Cork Institute of Technology | €25,000 | |||
| Manufacturing ICT Engineer Level 7 | Limerick Institute of Technology | €50,000 | |||
| Property Services Professional Level 5 | Ballsbridge College | €4,000 | |||
| Retail Practice Level 5 | Retail Ireland Skillnet | €72,000 | |||
| International Financial Services Level 9 | National College of Ireland | €48,333 | - |
Recurrent Cost = Operational Costs for the course in the Higher Education Institution
Student Contribution = pro rata of Annual Student Contribution of €3,000 for a full time higher education student
Consortium Costs = funding to cover the essential running costs of the consortium to meet the administration needs of the apprenticeship programme.
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the amount spent on apprenticeships in 2016; and the amount that will be spent on apprenticeships in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [20701/17]
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the amount of money from the national training fund and the EU youth guarantee that was spent on apprenticeships in 2016; and the amount from the national training fund and the EU youth guarantee to be spent on apprenticeships in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [20703/17]
John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I propose to answer Questions Nos. 402 and 404 together.
Some activities that relate to the Youth Guarantee are supported through Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) funding. This funding is fully committed in Ireland to a range of programmes. Apprenticeship is not supported through the YEI.
A total of €69.6 million was spent on apprenticeship training in 2016, €55.1 million of which was allocated from the National Training Fund (NTF).
A budget allocation of €98.7 million was made available for apprenticeships training in 2017, €80.4 million of which will be allocated from the NTF.
Future years' apprenticeship allocations will be determined as part of the budgetary process.
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