Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional places being made available for training hairdressing apprenticeships in each of the six new locations; the number of places available at the existing six locations; the date that the additional places will be available from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24160/21]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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The National Hairdressing Apprenticeship will be delivered in 12 locations in 2021. The formal registration process will commence on 16^thof August 2021 and apprentices will commence their off-the-job training in November 2021.

As per the terms of the programme validation, the minimum class size is 9 apprentices, and the maximum class size is 14 apprentices.

There are currently 92 apprentices registered across the existing 6 centres rolled out in 2020 (Table 1 attached). These locations intend to provide the equivalent intake of apprentices in 2021, subject to demand from employers. In addition, six new locations in Wexford, Limerick, Mayo, Sligo, Dublin and Louth plan to have 82 additional places available in 2021 (see table2 attached).

This will bring the overall available capacity to 174 new registrations for 2021. It should be noted that apprenticeship is an employer-led demand-driven programme. The number of apprentices taking up these places will depend on the continued engagement of employers with the National Hairdressing Apprenticeship Programme.

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeship training available in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24161/21]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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In County Mayo, Apprenticeship off the job-training is delivered by Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). The attached table provides the number of programmes delivered in the respective providers.