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Greg Durkin: Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation director on the slowdown in the sector potentially impacting the number of apprentices

Published: Feb. 28, 2024, 6:54 p.m.

The recent slowdown in the construction sector could be reducing the number of people coming into apprenticeships.\xa0

Figures suggest the building industry has eased, with around 50k building consents in a 12-month period now dropping down to under 40k.\xa0

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. \xa0

He says his organisation has more than 16.5k apprentices at the moment and they are very busy.\xa0

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