Apprenticeship registrations by trade
The Minister reported 13,104 apprenticeship applicants registered in 1977 and gave the trade-category preferences of those seeking particular apprenticeships.
asked the Minister for Labour the number of young people registered with the National Manpower Service for apprenticeship; and the categories involved.
Comment on this
The total number of applicants who registered with the National Manpower Service for apprenticeship in 1977 was 13,104.
Nearly all applicants asked to be registered for a number of different trades. The breakdown by category of those who expressed a preference for a particular apprenticeship was: Mechanical and Motor Engineering trades 28 per cent; Electrical Engineering trades 25 per cent; Carpentry-Joinery trades 20 per cent; Painting-Decorating trades 10 per cent; Other trades 17 per cent.
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