National employment figures warn that the rise in apprentices who have lost their jobs will cause a skills shortage in months to come

By Penelope Green
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:47am, first published June 12 2020 - 7:30am
Youth training on the line: Hunter Valley Training Company CEO Sharon Smith and HunterNet CEO Tony Cade. Picture: Marina Neil
Youth training on the line: Hunter Valley Training Company CEO Sharon Smith and HunterNet CEO Tony Cade. Picture: Marina Neil

AT LEAST one fifth of the 25,000 apprentices assisted by the National Apprentice Employment Network are out of work and are likely "the tip of the iceberg", industry figures have warned.

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