Almost 3,400 drop out of 'outdated' apprenticeships in three years

Of the 3,376 craft courses abandoned over the past three years, meanwhile, 888 of them were electrical apprenticeships.

Nearly 3,400 craft trade apprentices dropped out of their courses in the last three years, with one Dublin man criticising the system as “treating men like they’re kids”.

Some 3,376 people who engaged in craft apprenticeships failed to finish their course between 2021 and December 2023, according to records released by further education body Solas.