Apprenticeship ยท Level 8 ยท Engineering

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

A four-year honours degree apprenticeship in manufacturing engineering. It suits people interested in engineering who want to learn on the job and improve factory processes.

How apprenticeships work: you are hired by an approved employer and paid while you learn, mixing work with blocks of training in a college or training centre. You don't apply through the CAO and you don't need CAO points.

Key facts

How long
4 years
Award
NFQ Level 8 Honours degree in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Where you train
  • Higher education institution (off-the-job); managed by Irish Medtech (Ibec)
Pay
Employer pays a salary; rate agreed with your employer.
Costs
Student contribution of EUR 2,000 per year; the apprentice or employer may pay, as agreed locally before starting.

Entry requirements

  • Aimed at people with an existing qualification
  • Full criteria are in the Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeship brochure

How to apply

You must be hired by an approved employer. Enquire or apply on the Manufacturing Apprenticeships website; Irish Medtech also posts vacancies on LinkedIn.

Enquire / apply (Manufacturing Apprenticeships) โ†— Official page on apprenticeship.ie โ†—

What you'll learn

  • Solving problems with engineering principles
  • Redesigning processes to improve productivity, quality and safety
  • Lean, Six Sigma and project management
  • Automation, robotics and Industry 4.0 technology
  • Running experiments and analysing data

Where it can lead

  • Advanced manufacturing engineer in MedTech, BioPharma, engineering and food
  • Progress to Masters level

Useful Leaving Cert subjects

Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Technology

These help with the content of the programme; they are not entry requirements unless listed above.

Other Engineering apprenticeships

Tertiary degrees in Engineering and Engineering Trades

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Information from apprenticeship.ie, checked November 2026. Details can change, so always confirm on the official page before applying.