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Monday, 8 September 2025

Department of Education and Skills

Apprenticeship Programmes

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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2743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships created in electrical, mechanical, and welding trades in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47525/25]

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Seven apprenticeships covering the areas of electrical, mechanical and welding trades have been created in the past five years. These are listed along with their launch year in tabular form below. This is in addition to 21 existing pre-2016 craft apprenticeships in the areas of construction, electrical and engineering as well as nine other existing post-2016 consortia-led apprenticeships in the areas of construction, electrical and engineering.

Launch year Apprenticeship category Apprenticeship programme NFQ Level
2020 Engineering Principal Engineer 10
2021 Construction Scaffolding 5
2021 Engineering Equipment Systems Engineer 9
2022 Engineering Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician 6
2023 Engineering Civil Engineering 7
2023 Engineering Civil Engineering Technician 6
2024 Engineering Advanced Manufacturing Engineering 8

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