Apprenticeship Programmes
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-19
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Seán Canney (IND), Galway East

The training of apprentices is important and must be done in a timely manner. There has been a hugely positive reaction to the level of apprentices going into the system and the expansion of apprenticeships but I concur with the Deputy that if we do not have the processes right for people to get qualified in a timely manner, the good work being done will be in vain. Young people get demoralised by having to wait. They are not moving up the scale from phase 2 to phase 3 or getting the increment in their pay. They see this as holding them back when they want to get out there. It is timely to discuss a review to make sure that, as well as having the policies and input right, we get people through the system in a timely fashion and maximise the number of people in apprenticeships.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-19