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Industry apprentices were working in prior to starting training

From the source of new apprentices analysis we found most apprentices were working in the year leading up to starting training. This dashboard digs down on this group to investigate which industries these apprentices were working in.

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Methodology

The industry of the trainee is defined via the ANZSIC 2006 code associated with their employer. For each year from 2007 to 2016, we take all new trainees in the ITO's we follow. From these trainees we track their primary activity each year prior to starting training within the period of 2007 to 2016. We rank activities in order of:

Disclaimer

Access to the data used in this study was provided by Stats NZ under conditions designed to give effect to the security and confidentiality provisions of the Data and Statistics Act 2022. The results presented in this study are the work of the author, not Stats NZ or individual data suppliers.

These results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) which is carefully managed by Stats NZ. For more information about the IDI please visit https://www.stats.govt.nz/integrated-data/.

The results are based in part on tax data supplied by Inland Revenue to Stats NZ under the Tax Administration Act 1994 for statistical purposes. Any discussion of data limitations or weaknesses is in the context of using the IDI for statistical purposes, and is not related to the data's ability to support Inland Revenue's core operational requirements.

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Where do apprentices arrive from?

Only 12% of apprentices start training the year after finishing secondary school.

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Where do apprentices end up?

Most apprentices retain in their respective industries after completing training, with many progressing into self-employment

Apprentices Origins Source