Apprenticeship starts in England dropped by 6 per cent in the first quarter of 2022/23 while traineeship starts fell 17 per cent, new government figures show.
Provisional in-year Department for Education data states there were 122,290 apprenticeship starts recorded from August to October compared to 130,240 for the same period in 2021/22.
The apprenticeship starts recorded for the first quarter of 2022/23 are also 3 per cent down on the 125,800 reported for same period in 2019 before the pandemic struck.
While starts are down overall, take up of higher apprenticeships has continued to grow – rising by 10 per cent from 38,230 in 2021/22 to 42,060 in 2022/23.
