Apprenticeship Programme

Why join our Gas Networks Ireland Apprenticeship Programme?

The Benefits:

• You will receive a QQI advanced level 6 certificate in your specialist area – Plumbing/Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting/Electrical Instrumentation
• Operate in a team environment
• Classroom based learning combined with practical experience
• Combines college training in line with SOLAS and on-the-job training
• Combination of indoor and outdoor work
• Internationally recognised qualification

What are the requirements to become an apprentice in Gas Networks Ireland?

• Candidates must be aged 17 or over on or before 1st June 2026
• Leaving Certificate*
  Ordinary Level D or higher in 5 subjects one to include Mathematics

* Candidates sitting the 2026 Leaving Certificate exams may also apply, and if successful, 
a place may be offered subject to the required results being achieved

What our current apprentices have to say

How do I apply

Step 1: Cover letter and curriculum vitae

If you would like to apply please click on the link below. Please note the following:

• Applicants will need to identify the preferred craft in which they wish to qualify and rank them in order of preference – Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting or Electrical Instrumentation or Plumbing or no preference
• Non-EU applicants must have the required work authorisations to work in the Republic of Ireland
• Do you have additional needs that you wish to disclose? Please contact our Recruitment team at apprentices@gasnetworks.ie to have a confidential discussion about potential adjustments or accommodations for you

Please ensure you have the following:

• A working e-mail address that is regularly monitored - this is essential as all correspondence is via email
• Full details of post primary educational examinations - including results and examination year
• Candidates sitting the 2026 Leaving Certificate exams may also apply, and if successful, a place may be offered subject to the required results being achieved
• Details of further education and training
• Details of work experience

The closing date for applications is the 5 May 2026.

Step 2: Online assessment

Eligible candidates will receive an invitation via email to complete online aptitude tests. Please monitor your email address regularly to check for correspondence from our contracted partner, SHL, who will be conducting the aptitude tests on our behalf.

The online assessment, entitled Apprentice Job Focused Assessment, will measure skills and cognitive ability and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Step 3: The interview

The interview will cover a number of areas including:

• General background info
• Interests / preferences – school subject, hobbies etc
• Teamwork
• Basic technical questions to demonstrate interest
• Work experience
• Customer service
• Knowledge of Gas Networks Ireland and the role of an apprentice
• Initiative - You can use examples from school, work experience or any extracurricular activities (sports, societies, etc). The interviewers will be looking for you to describe specific situations in your examples. If you have completed any construction / technical projects in school for Junior Cert or Leaving Cert you can bring along photos and use them as examples

* Please note due to the large volume of applicants not all applicants will be interviewed

Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

Gas Networks Ireland will only process your personal data as necessary for the purposes of processing your application and will only hold your data as long as necessary for this purpose. By submitting an application to Gas Networks Ireland you are agreeing to Gas Networks Ireland processing this information about you. We use systems provided by third party data processors (Candidate Manager and SHL) to process your application. If you have any question about how Gas Networks Ireland processes your data, please see our Privacy Notice. If you have further questions about the processing of your personal data, you can contact us at dataprotection@gasnetworks.ie