Apprenticeship is an accredited programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the workplace with learning in an education or training centre.

There are 62 national apprenticeship programmes currently available, in many different industries, from international finance to construction, to engineering, to healthcare, to biopharma, to hospitality.

Apprenticeships are between 2 and 4 years in duration, depending on the programme, and all national apprenticeships lead to a qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) between Level 5 and Level 10.