In Scotland at the start of Decemberthere were (a) 28,100 people aged 16-24 doing a modern apprenticeship (MA) and (b)5,860 aged 25 or above.The MA programme continues tobe demand-led so unfortunately we have no way of telling how many new starts therewill be in 2007. However, the enterprise networks will continue to ensure that thereare at least 30,000 MAs...