Each of the over 28,000 apprentices in training will receive an email with the survey link, inviting them to participate.

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has spoken out on a range of issues affecting students

Paschal Donohoe said apprenticeships could have ‘big, positive knock-on effects’ on problems such as the lack of housing supply.

Just 5.2% of apprentices in Ireland are women, writes ELLIE O’BYRNE, who talks to women whose Cork apprenticeships led to a career path in a male-dominated profession