The recent slowdown in the construction sector could be reducing the number of people coming into apprenticeships.
Figures suggest the building industry has eased, with around 50k building consents in a 12-month period now dropping down to under 40k.
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation director Greg Durkin told Mike Hosking that there's definitely been a drop, but he isn't concerned for apprentices.
He says his organisation has more than 16.5k apprentices at the moment and they are very busy.
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