Record number of apprenticeships taken up in 2024

Solas CEO Andrew Brownlee. File picture: Jim Coughlan

Interest in further education such as apprenticeships or alternative routes to university entry are growing in popularity as a record number of further education and training offers were taken up last year.

In 2024, more than 400,000 further education and training (FET) places were taken up by almost 230,000 learners for the first time ever.