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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-08578

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 17 May 2022
  • Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 June 2022

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many training places have been available for all construction trades in each year since 1999, also broken down by specialty; for example, plumber, electrician etc.


Answer

Figures for the number of Modern Apprenticeship starts in construction and related frameworks since 2008-09 is set out in the following table.

Other opportunities to train in construction trades will have been made available in other educational and training settings.

Construction & Related Stats Year on Year

Starts

2008-09

4,027

2009-10

3,289

2010-11

3,009

2011-12

3,697

2012-13

3,787

2013-14

4,435

2014-15

4,409

2015-16

4,894

2016-17

5,934

2017-18

6,104

2018-19

6,111

2019-20

6,417

2020-21

5,033

2021-22

6,540