·       you will learn exactly what craft apprenticeships are, their minimum entry requirements and subjects you should consider taking up in school

·       you will consider why women do not traditionally enter male dominated industries like craft apprenticeships and

·       you will hear from women and girls like YOU who are qualified crafts people or apprentices. 

 

But, firstly, take a look at this advertisement.

Interestingly, in recent years, the Irish government has been trying to recruit more women into what are considered more ‘masculine’ industries through their ‘Generation Apprenticeship’ campaign. One of these apprenticeships is, in fact, aircraft mechanics. Explore this Padlet to find out more!

 

An analysis conducted by Lutz Janke in 2018 that looked at lots of different research shows that there is NO SUCH THING as a ‘male’ brain or ‘female’ brain.*

*In fact, males and females think in pretty much the same way and there is very little difference between their verbal and mathematical skills. 

·       ‘Are the Trades Still ‘Jobs for the Boys’’ (2021)

·       ‘Female Apprentices in Cork Urge More Women to Consider Career Route’ (2021)

·       ‘Employers will be Paid More to Take on Female Apprentices’ (2021)

·        Grade D in five subjects in the Junior Certificate OR 

·        Completion of a pre-apprenticeship course OR 

·        3 years work in your craft area before application. 

 See Generation Apprenticeship for specific requirements.