TUS Athlone and SETU Carlow will be among those to benefit from the funding.
More money is being pumped into apprenticeships.
€17 million in funding is being allocated to the higher education sector in order to meet demand.
TUS Athlone will see the addition of six new training blocks in the plumbing trade, and an extra six blocks in electrical.
An additional 132 apprenticeship training opportunities will be distributed across four Technological Universities and one Institute of Technology, in areas like Electronic Security Systems, Pipefitting, Plumbing, Metal Fabrication, and Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.
SETU Carlow has also been granted over 200 thousand euro to gather the necessary equipment for Phase 2 and 4 of its Aviation programme.
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Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris says:
"This will provide additional capacity at Phase 4 and Phase 6 across four Technological Universities in our craft apprenticeships.
The 132 apprenticeship craft training blocks announced today will support the expansion of registrations across numerous crafts including Electrical, Electronic Security Systems, Pipefitting, Plumbing, Metal Fabrication and Refrigeration & Air Conditioning and respond to a growing demand for learning through apprenticeship.
This investment reaffirms once again the Government’s strong commitment to enhancing and expanding the apprenticeship system, putting apprenticeships at the centre of the education and training system by building on previous apprenticeship programme funding.
But it is also critical to Government meeting our housing targets."
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