Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to centralising the website that advertises apprenticeship vacancies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13719/21]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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The primary resource for prospective apprentices and guidance counsellors on apprenticeship is the national apprenticeship website www.apprenticeship.ie. It is a one-stop service which offers career guidance professionals education tool kits and extensive information on all current apprenticeships offered in Ireland.

The Apprenticeship Jobs Portal (www.apprenticeshipjobs.ie) was launched in April 2019 to enhance the visibility and accessibility of apprenticeship job vacancies, and to assist small companies to advertise apprenticeship jobs to a wide audience. The platform is building traction month-on-month, with 1,264 employers now registered on the site and 255 job vacancies posted since its launch. Work is continuing to bring all apprentice employers on-board the system. Prospective apprentices may also contact their local ETB who may hold information on local apprenticeship vacancies.

In addition, communication on developments in the Generation Apprenticeship (GA) promotional campaign, such as the GA schools competition, has been sent to the Institute of Guidance Counsellors to share with the Institute’s members.