The latest apprenticeship statistics show that the number of new construction apprenticeship starts for January 2019 has fallen to 950 compared with 1,216 the previous year. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) believes that the apprenticeship levy is exacerbating the construction skills shortage and is calling for the levy transfer to be increased again from 25% to 100% to aid small construction firms. More on this story is here.
