Finding an employer and securing your apprenticeship

Finding an employer or registering your interest with an official Coordinating Provider is one of the first things you need to do to start an apprenticeship.

For this International Financial Services apprenticeship, the employer pays the apprentice for the duration of the apprenticeship. The rate of pay agreed for this apprenticeship is currently €32,000 per year.

Apprentices pay a pro-rata registration fee if their off-the-job training takes place within a Higher Education Institute. The payment of the pro-rata registration fee is made by the apprentice directly to the Institute. The fee for the IFS Advanced Specialist Apprenticeship is €1,000 per year.

Upon completion, apprenticeship candidates could earn a salary of up to €50,000 per year.