Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-10
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Niall Collins (FF), Limerick County

In regard to the apprenticeship backlog and the return to on-the-job training, a small number of critical and time-sensitive phase 2 apprenticeship classes returned to training on 1 March, with strict Covid-19 measures in place that were agreed through the stakeholders forum. If all goes well with that cohort, another group will return on 15 March. As I said in my opening statement, we recently announced capital funding of €10 million for SOLAS and the HEA to alleviate the backlog in off-the-job training for apprentices. I will ask SOLAS to give more up-to-date feedback directly to the Deputy on this matter.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-10