Young people are snapping up apprenticeships, availing of the chance to “earn and learn” across a range of skills areas not usually associated with the in-house training model.

Applications to eir are open to candidates who have completed the Leaving Certificate or equivalent exams and have a full driving licence, the company said.

Committee chairperson Mary Butler says the findings about women were of most concern.

A national accountancy apprenticeship programme is to create 160 jobs it has been announced today.

26 new national apprenticeships have been approved in a wide range of areas.

Ireland, along with Germany and the UK, is embracing a major expansion of its apprenticeship system. And there are myriad routes to choose, writes Noel Daly

Aisling Devitt is one of a growing number of students choosing apprenticeships over college, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray. 

Twenty-five new apprenticeships are being launched today, in new areas such as financial services, the travel industry and cheffing.