Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-10
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

For some people who are doing the apprenticeship programmes, the problem is that they have not yet got their results for the off-the-job training they did. This means that when they are on the job, that time is not being counted towards their apprenticeship. Will the Minister of State look into what the hold-up might be in this regard? It involves the desk work and other activity that could be going on during the pandemic. For a person doing an apprenticeship in mechanics, for example, who has completed the off-the-job activity and started the on-the-job training, the latter will not be counted because the results of the off-the-job training are not yet received. I ask the Minister of State to look into this issue as quickly as possible.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-10