Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2022
325. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that was spent in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 on apprenticeships. [28642/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 sets out new ways of structuring, funding, and promoting apprenticeships to make apprenticeship accessible to employers and learners. The actions set out in the Plan seek to deliver on a target of 10,000 annual apprenticeship registrations by 2025.
The Government is committed under the Action Plan to working with employers to promote, enable and support the recruitment and training of apprentices. There is a very substantial allocation of resources to both SOLAS and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for apprenticeships, drawing on the resources provided by employers through the Training Levy into the National Training Fund.
The budget allocation for 2020 was €169m, for 2021 it was €198.4m and 2022 it is €206m.
