Apprenticeship starts slump 40% in February

By Jordan Marshall2018-05-21T06:00:00

There were 14,200 fewer apprenticeship starts in February than in the same month last year

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The number of apprenticeship starts in February was 40% lower year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Education.

The data showed just 21,800 apprenticeships started in February 2018, compared with 36,000 in February 2017.

Between August 2017 and February 2018 there were 232,700 apprenticeship starts compared to 309,000 in the same period the year before, a drop of 25%.

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