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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 36

QUESTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive how many trade apprentices have been hired by SDCC in 2022

REPLY: 

As part of our Employer of Choice strategy, South Dublin County Council supports a number of educational and developmental programs. Apprenticeships are an element of this strategy and are particularly effective in trade-related disciplines, which we actively promote and support as local employment opportunities. Due to the Completion of a full apprenticeship programme that began in 2017, no new apprentices were hired in 2022. Among the provisions of the council's workforce plan is the expansion of the current apprenticeship programme to include craft and professional apprenticeships. This is in line with the draft Public Service Apprenticeship Recruitment Plan 2022. It is anticipated that recruitment will commence in 2023 under this plan. Of the 10 Apprentices that we have taken on since 2017, 5 successfully completed their apprenticeship, 4 did not complete and 1 remains in progress. The duration and success of apprenticeships vary for a number of reasons inculding