Written answers
Monday, 8 September 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Apprenticeship Programmes
Cormac 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]
James 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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