Written answers
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure on apprenticeship training in 2016; the allocation for 2017; the male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and sub sector in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40117/17]
John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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A total of €69.6 million was spent on apprenticeship training in 2016. A budget allocation of €98.7 million has been made available for apprenticeship training in 2017, an increase of over 40%.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect apprenticeship training in 2016 and to date in 2017 is set out in the following tables.
| Apprentice Population | 2016 | 2017 to date (31.8.17) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Gender and Trade | Female | Male | Grand Total | Female | Male | Grand Total |
| Construction Total | 6 | 2,243 | 2,249 | 5 | 2,701 | 2,706 |
| Brick and Stonelaying | 87 | 87 | 112 | 112 | ||
| Cabinet Making | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Carpentry and Joinery | 1 | 881 | 882 | 1 | 1,029 | 1,030 |
| Floor and Wall Tiling | - | |||||
| Painting and Decorating | 1 | 50 | 51 | 1 | 72 | 73 |
| Plastering | 37 | 39 | 60 | 60 | ||
| Plumbing | 2 | 1,032 | 1,034 | 1 | 1,258 | 1,259 |
| Stonecutting and Stonemasonry | 27 | 27 | 32 | 32 | ||
| Wood Manufacturing and Finishing | 2 | 126 | 128 | 2 | 136 | 138 |
| Wood Machinist | - | |||||
| Electrical Total | 19 | 4,127 | 4,158 | 18 | 4,898 | 4,916 |
| Aircraft Mechanics | 146 | 146 | 133 | 133 | ||
| Electrical | 16 | 3,394 | 3,410 | 15 | 4,084 | 4,099 |
| Electrical Instrumentation | 1 | 259 | 260 | 1 | 279 | 280 |
| Electronic Security Systems | 61 | 61 | 1 | 105 | 106 | |
| Instrumentation | 1 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Refrigeration | 1 | 238 | 239 | 262 | 262 | |
| Engineering Total | 1 | 1,639 | 1,640 | 2 | 1,715 | 1,717 |
| Farriery | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | ||
| Industrial Insulation | 31 | 31 | 37 | 37 | ||
| M.A.M.F. | 578 | 578 | 582 | 582 | ||
| Metal Fabrication | 618 | 618 | 1 | 652 | 653 | |
| *Pipefitting | 1 | 59 | 60 | 1 | 74 | 75 |
| Sheet Metalworking | 94 | 94 | 115 | 115 | ||
| Toolmaking | 244 | 244 | 238 | 238 | ||
| Motor Total | 6 | 2,243 | 2,249 | 4 | 2,321 | 2,325 |
| Agricultural Mechanics | 148 | 148 | 152 | 152 | ||
| Construction Plant Fitting | 215 | 215 | 238 | 238 | ||
| Heavy Vehicle Mechanics | 470 | 470 | 487 | 487 | ||
| Motor Mechanics | 6 | 1,258 | 1,264 | 3 | 1,285 | 1,288 |
| Vehicle Body Repairs | 152 | 152 | 1 | 159 | 160 | |
| Printing & Paper Total | 1 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Print Media | 1 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Priniting | ||||||
| Bookbinding | ||||||
| Grand Total | 33 | 10,270 | 10,315 | 30 | 11,652 | 11,682 |
Data extracted from MIS End-of-Year 2010-2015 - 13.12.16
*Please note: From end of 2016 Pipefitting is included in the Engineering Family of Trade.
Consortia Led Apprenticeships Total 2016/2017 @ 31 August 2017
| - | Female | Male | Grand Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 0 | 27 | 27 | ||
| Industrial Electrical Eng | 27 | 27 | |||
| Engineering | 3 | 53 | 56 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6) | 1 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering (Level 7) | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Polymer Processing Tech | 17 | 17 | |||
| Financial Services | 44 | 61 | 105 | ||
| Accounting Technician | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Insurance Practice | 39 | 57 | 96 | ||
| Total (Consortia-Led) | 47 | 141 | 188 | ||
| Grand Total (All) | 77 | 11,793 | 11,870 | ||
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