Story: Apprenticeships and trade training

2008 modern apprentices

2008 modern apprentices

In 2008 women were enrolled in almost every type of modern apprenticeship along with men, as this table shows. However the ratio of men and women enrolled varied greatly for each industry, apart from the equine (horse) industry, where they were exactly equal.

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Source: Tertiary Education Commission

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Jeremy Baker, 'Apprenticeships and trade training - Apprentices become trainees', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/diagram/23789/2008-modern-apprentices (accessed 16 May 2024)

Story by Jeremy Baker, published 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 May 2022