18 February 2004 Media Statement

Modern Apprenticeships scheme continues to grow

The Modern Apprenticeships scheme continues to expand, reaching 6,259 trainees across 30 industries in December 2003, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said today.

The figures come at the same time as the first graduates from the scheme complete their training. A total of 213 young people have now completed their modern apprenticeship, gaining the industry and nationally recognised qualifications.

Steve Maharey congratulated the first graduates of the programme and encouraged other young people to think about the industry training option.

“Modern Apprenticeships is a scheme designed to match young people with the large number of skilled jobs in industry. Reports from employers about the difficulties they face to recruit skilled staff suggests that Modern Apprentice graduates will have long and lucrative careers ahead of them.

“The scheme is currently available in 30 industries ranging from electrotechnology and hospitality through to the seafood sector, dairying and agriculture.

“The government increased funding for Modern Apprenticeships this year to enable 6,500 young people to begin training by June 2004 – and then a further increase to 7,500 trainees during 2006.

“To find out more about Modern Apprenticeships call 0800 4 APPRENTICE (0800 427 773) or visit www.modern-apprenticeships.govt.nz,” Steve Maharey said.

Statistics on Modern Apprentices by territorial local authority and industry as at 31 December 2003 is available on-line at www.beehive.govt.nz/maharey

Region Name Local authority name Industry name Number of Apprentices
Bay of Plenty Kawerau District Building & construction 3
Electrotechnology 1
Engineering 7
Forest industries 6
20 Motor engineering 3
Opotiki District Building & construction 1
Flooring 1
Forest industries 4
Horticulture 11
Motor engineering 7
25 Public Sector 1
Rotorua District Agriculture 8
Boat building 1
Building & construction 23
Contracting 3
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 26
Flooring 2
Forest industries 52
Furniture 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 6
Joinery 4
Motor engineering 19
Painting and Decorating 5
Road Transport 1
Sports turf 1
177 Tourism 15
Taupo District Aeronautical Engineering 1
Agriculture 1
Baking 4
Building & construction 18
Contracting 3
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 4
Engineering 5
Forest industries 7
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 5
Joinery 2
Motor engineering 10
Painting and Decorating 2
Plumbing 2
Printing 1
Public Sector 1
Retail 1
73 Sports turf 1
Tauranga District Baking 11
Boat building 17
Building & construction 43
Contracting 6
Electricity Supply 1
Electrotechnology 10
Engineering 63
Flooring 7
Forest industries 11
Furniture 9
Horticulture 27
Joinery 8
Motor engineering 37
Painting and Decorating 2
Plastics 1
Printing 2
Road transport 1
Sports turf 1
259 Telecommunications 2
Western Bay of Plenty District Agriculture 5
Building & construction 9
Electricity supply 1
Engineering 5
Forest industries 1
Horticulture 11
Motor engineering 12
Painting and Decorating 1
46 Sports turf 1
Whakatane District Agriculture 4
Building & construction 9
Contracting 1
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 5
Forest industries 4
Horticulture 1
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 22
Painting and Decorating 3
Printing 1
Public Sector 1
Retail 1
56 Tourism 1
TOTAL 656

Canterbury Ashburton District Agriculture 19
Electricity supply 6
Engineering 2
Flooring 2
Forest industries 3
Horticulture 4
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 5
Plastics 2
46 Printing 2
Banks Peninsula District Agriculture
Baking 1
Building & construction 4
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 6
Engineering 5
Hospitality 1
20 Road transport 2
Christchurch City Aeronautical engineering 6
Aluminium joinery (architectur 1
Baking 1
Boat building 7
Contracting 12
Electricity supply 13
Engineering 42
Flooring 28
Forest industries 4
Horticulture 31
Hospitality 18
Motor engineering 22
Plastics 3
Printing 31
Public sector 7
Retail 8
Sports turf 9
245 Tourism 2
Hurunui District Agriculture 3
Baking 1
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 1
Forest industries 1
Horticulture 2
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 2
14 Tourism 1
Kaikoura District Engineering 1
1
Selwyn District Agriculture 16
Baking 6
Building & construction 1
Electrotechnology 4
Engineering 3
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 3
Joinery 2
Motor engineering 6
45 Sports turf 3
Waimakariri District Agriculture 4
Baking 41
Building & construction 45
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 113
Engineering 70
Flooring 3
Food processing 1
Forest industries 9
Furniture 17
Horticulture 3
Joinery 28
Motor engineering 4
Painting and Decorating 11
Plumbing 3
Road transport 4
359 Telecommunications 2
TOTAL 730

Central Horowhenua District Agriculture 7
Building & construction 7
Contracting 1
Engineering 3
Flooring 3
Forest industries 1
Furniture 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 2
Motor engineering 10
Sports turf 1
38 Tourism 1
Kapiti Coast North District Building & construction 5
Electrotechnology 1
Forest industries 3
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 1
12 Motor engineering 1
Manawatu District Aeronautical engineering 1
Agriculture 16
Building & construction 3
Contracting 4
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 1
Engineering 7
Motor engineering 6
Plastics 1
Plumbing 2
Printing 2
45 Sports turf 1
New Plymouth District Agriculture 12
Baking 1
Boat building 1
Building & construction 14
Contracting 2
Electricity supply 6
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 33
Flooring 6
Forest industries 4
Horticulture 18
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 16
Printing 2
Road transport 1
124 Sports turf 2
Palmerston North City Aeronautical engineering 1
Agriculture 5
Baking 5
Building & construction 16
Contracting 3
Electricity supply 7
Electrotechnology 12
Engineering 16
Flooring 6
Forest industries 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 2
Joinery 4
Motor engineering 17
Painting and Decorating 1
Printing 1
99 Retail 1
Rangitikei District Agriculture 7
Building & construction 1
Engineering 1
Food processing 1
Forest industries 15
27 Motor engineering 2
Ruapehu District Agriculture 7
Building & construction 1
Flooring 1
Forest industries 4
Hospitality 2
Motor engineering 2
18 Road transport 1
South Taranaki District Agriculture 14
Baking 3
Building & construction 1
Contracting 2
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 6
Engineering 25
Furniture 2
Horticulture 3
59 Motor engineering 1
Stratford District Agriculture 4
Electricity supply 1
Flooring 1
Forest industries 4
Furniture 5
Horticulture 1
Motor engineering 9
27 Sports turf 2
Tararua District Agriculture 6
Building & construction 4
Engineering 10
Forest industries 6
Joinery 1
40 Motor engineering 13
Wanganui District Agriculture 4
Baking 1
Boat building 3
Building & construction 18
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 7
Forest industries 12
Furniture 1
Horticulture 3
Motor engineering 8
Painting and Decorating 1
Plastics 1
69 Printing 3
TOTAL 558

Eastern Coast Central Hawkes Bay District Agriculture 11
Building & construction 4
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 1
Engineering 1
Flooring 1
Forest industries 1
Furniture 1
Motor engineering 4
28 Road transport 2
Gisborne District Agriculture 30
Baking 2
Boat building 1
Building & construction 25
Contracting 2
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 9
Flooring 2
Forest industries 7
Horticulture 13
Hospitality 3
Joinery 4
Motor engineering 25
Painting and Decorating 8
Printing 2
Seafood 2
142 Sports turf 1
Hastings District Aeronautical engineering 2
Agriculture 4
Baking 5
Building & construction 33
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 5
Electrotechnology 3
Engineering 14
Forest industries 11
Furniture 1
Horticulture 29
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 20
Retail 2
Road transport 1
133 Sports turf 1
Napier City Agriculture 1
Aluminium joinery (architectur 1
Aeronautical engineering 1
Baking 9
Boat building 4
Building & construction 47
Contracting 4
Electricity supply 5
Electrotechnology 10
Engineering 19
Flooring 8
Forest industries 14
Furniture 3
Horticulture 11
Hospitality 2
Motor engineering 25
Painting and Decorating 1
Road transport 1
Sports turf 1
168 Tourism 1
Wairoa District Agriculture 1
Baking 1
Building & construction 2
Engineering 1
Forest industries 18
Motor engineering 8
Painting and Decorating 3
35 Public Sector 1
TOTAL 506

Manukau Franklin District Agriculture 6
Contracting 5
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 14
Flooring 1
Forest industries 1
Horticulture 7
53 Motor engineering 12
Manukau City Baking 2
Boat building 22
Building & construction 32
Electricity supply 9
Electrotechnology 23
Engineering 38
Flooring 1
Furniture 4
Hospitality 1
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 30
Painting and Decorating 1
Plastics 5
Plumbing 1
Printing 2
Public sector 15
Retail 1
Sports turf 2
191 Telecommunications 1
Papakura District Aeronautical engineering 3
Agriculture 2
Baking 3
Building & construction 24
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 5
Flooring 1
Furniture 1
Horticulture 2
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 5
Plastics 3
57 Retail 2
TOTAL 301

Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast Buller District Agriculture 2
Baking 4
Building & construction 9
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 4
Engineering 8
Joinery 3
Painting and Decorating 1
Printing 4
39 Tourism 1
Grey District Agriculture 3
Building & construction 8
Contracting 3
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 1
Engineering 6
Flooring 1
Forest industries 12
Plumbing 1
Printing 1
41 Public sector 1
Malborough District Aeronautical engineering 3
Agriculture 2
Baking 4
Building & construction 17
Contracting 7
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 7
Engineering 20
Flooring 3
Forest industries 4
Furniture 3
Horticulture 7
Hospitality 4
Motor engineering 6
Plumbing 1
Seafood 2
94 Sports Turf 1
Nelson City Aeronautical engineering 1
Agriculture 3
Baking 3
Boat building 7
Building & construction 10
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 8
Engineering 24
Flooring 2
Forest industries 5
Furniture 2
Horticulture 15
Hospitality 5
Motor engineering 6
Plumbing 2
Printing 1
Retail 1
Seafood 5
Sports Turf 1
107 Tourism 3
Tasman District Agriculture 16
Baking 3
Building & construction 13
Contracting 9
Electrotechnology 6
Engineering 26
Food Processing 2
Forest industries 24
Furniture 3
Horticulture 6
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 3
Plumbing 1
Public sector 1
115 Road Transport 1
Westland District Agriculture 3
Baking 3
Electricity supply 1
Flooring 5
Hospitality 6
Motor engineering 2
23 Tourism 3
TOTAL 419

Northland Far North District Agriculture 12
Aluminium joinery (architectur 2
Boat building 7
Building & construction 26
Electricity supply 9
Electrotechnology 6
Engineering 3
Flooring 3
Forest industries 16
Horticulture 2
Hospitality 4
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 14
Printing 3
Retail 2
Seafood 2
Sports turf 3
116 Tourism 1
Kaipara District Agriculture 15
Baking 1
Boat building 1
Building & construction 3
Electrotechnology 3
Engineering 6
Forest industries 1
Motor engineering 16
47 Plumbing 1
Whangarei District Agriculture 12
Baking 2
Boat building 12
Building & construction 49
Contracting 4
Dairy manufacturing 3
Electricity supply 7
Electrotechnology 27
Engineering 48
Flooring 1
Forest industries 19
Furniture 3
Horticulture 5
Hospitality 4
Joinery 9
Motor engineering 45
Painting and Decorating 3
Printing 3
Public sector 2
Retail 8
Sports turf 6
274 Telecommunications 2
TOTAL 437

Southern Central Otago District Aeronautical engineering 1
Agriculture 1
Baking 1
Building & construction 27
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 9
Engineering 7
Horticulture 14
Hospitality 2
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 14
Painting and Decorating 1
Printing 1
84 Road transport 1
Clutha District Agriculture 8
Engineering 2
Flooring 2
Forest industries 15
Horticulture 1
31 Motor engineering 3
Dunedin City Agriculture 5
Baking 4
Boat building 3
Building & construction 1
Contracting 12
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 30
Engineering 39
Flooring 13
Forest industries 7
Horticulture 5
Hospitality 3
Motor engineering 15
Painting and Decorating 1
Plumbing 1
Printing 2
Retail 2
Sports Turf 1
150 Telecommunications 2
Gore District Agriculture 5
Baking 2
Building & construction 1
Electricity supply 10
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 2
Flooring 2
Forest industries 3
Motor engineering 3
34 Plumbing 1
Invercargill District Agriculture 7
Boat building 4
Building & construction 4
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 18
Engineering 51
Flooring 1
Furniture 1
Joinery 3
Motor engineering 15
Painting and Decorating 2
Printing 2
Public sector 1
Road transport 1
114 Sports Turf 1
Mackenzie District Agriculture 1
Building & construction 1
Electricity supply 2
Flooring 1
6 Hospitality 1
Queenstown-Lakes District Agriculture 3
Baking 2
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 2
Flooring 2
Horticulture 2
Hospitality 7
Retail 2
24 Tourism 2
Southland District Agriculture 17
Building & construction 5
Contracting 2
Electrotechnology 4
Engineering 13
Flooring 1
Forest industries 11
Horticulture 3
Hospitality 2
Motor engineering 4
Printing 1
64 Retail 1
Timaru District Agriculture 11
Baking 3
Building & construction 20
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 9
Flooring 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 1
Joinery 2
Motor engineering 5
Painting and Decorating 2
Printing 1
Public sector 1
Road transport 4
Seafood 3
72 Sports Turf 1
Waimate District Agriculture 8
Baking 2
Electricity supply 1
Engineering 1
Forest industries 2
15 Printing 1
Waitaki District Agriculture 2
Baking 3
Electrotechnology 3
Engineering 8
Forest industries 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 1
23 Motor engineering 4
TOTAL 617

Tamaki Makaurau Auckland City Aeronautical Engineering 8
Baking 23
Boat building 54
Building & construction 176
Contracting 4
Electricity supply 10
Electrotechnology 68
Engineering 100
Flooring 3
Food processing 3
Furniture 11
Horticulture 37
Hospitality 30
Joinery 3
Motor engineering 64
Painting and Decorating 2
Plastics 11
Printing 29
Public sector 3
Retail 1
Road Transport 1
Sports turf 6
Telecommunications 8
666 Tourism 11
North Shore City Baking 5
Boat building 28
Building & construction 25
Electricity supply 4
Electrotechnology 17
Engineering 11
Flooring 5
Forest industries 3
Furniture 1
Horticulture 1
Hospitality 5
Joinery 2
Motor engineering 38
Plastics 1
Plumbing 1
Printing 3
Public sector 7
Road Transport 1
Sports turf 3
165 Telecommunications 4
Rodney District Agriculture 3
Baking 2
Boat building 18
Building & construction 8
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 4
Engineering 3
Flooring 4
Forest industries 10
Hospitality 8
Horticulture 1
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 28
Printing 2
Retail 2
Road Transport 2
99 Sports turf 2
Waitakere City Baking 3
Boat building 50
Building & construction 36
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 17
Engineering 8
Flooring 3
Forest industries 6
Furniture 2
Horticulture 2
Joinery 4
Motor engineering 28
Printing 2
Public sector 1
Retail 1
166 Road Transport 1
TOTAL 1096

Waikato Hamilton City Aeronautical engineering 3
Agriculture 4
Baking 5
Boat building 10
Building & construction 35
Contracting 10
Electricity supply 9
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 48
Flooring 6
Furniture 9
Horticulture 23
Hospitality 11
Joinery 9
Motor engineering 54
Painting and decorating 9
Plastics 3
Plumbing 1
Printing 6
Public sector 1
Sports turf 3
266 Telecommunications 2
Hauraki District Agriculture 2
Building & construction 2
Contracting 1
9 Motor engineering 4
Matamata-Piako District Agriculture 8
Baking 1
Building & construction 5
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 12
Horticulture 2
Motor engineering 17
Painting and decorating 1
Printing 5
55 Sports turf 1
Otorohanga District Agriculture 7
Building & construction 4
Electricity supply 1
Engineering 1
Forest industries 3
17 Motor engineering 1
South Waikato District Agriculture 12
Building & construction 3
Dairy manufacturing 2
Engineering 4
Flooring 1
Forest industries 40
Motor engineering 6
Painting and decorating 2
73 Retail 3
Thames-Coromandel District Building & construction 12
Contracting 2
Electrotechnology 2
Engineering 2
Forest industries 6
Horticulture 2
Hospitality 1
Motor engineering 6
Public sector 1
36 Retail 2
Waikato District Aeronautical engineering 3
Agriculture 6
Aluminium joinery (architectur 1
Baking 3
Boat building 18
Building & construction 10
Contracting 1
Electricity supply 13
Engineering 8
Forest industries 6
Horticulture 4
Hospitality 2
Motor engineering 7
Printing 1
84 Sports turf 1
Waipa District Agriculture 5
Building & construction 5
Contracting 3
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 3
Engineering 6
Furniture 2
Horticulture 4
Hospitality 1
42 Motor engineering 12
Waitomo District Agriculture 3
Boat building 1
Building & construction 3
Engineering 2
Forest industries 2
13 Motor engineering 2
TOTAL 595

Wellington Carterton District Agriculture 5
Building & construction 1
Flooring 1
8 Motor engineering 1
Hutt City Baking 5
Building & construction 9
Contracting 2
Electricity supply 5
Electrotechnology 5
Engineering 8
Forest industries 1
Furniture 2
Horticulture 4
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 20
Plumbing 1
Printing 5
Retail 1
Road Transport 1
Sports turf 1
73 Tourism 2
Kapiti Coast South District Building & construction 1
Electrotechnology 1
Flooring 1
Forest industries 1
Furniture 1
7 Motor engineering 2
Masterton District Aeronautical engineering 1
Agriculture 8
Baking 2
Building & construction 3
Contracting 5
Engineering 1
Flooring 3
Forest industries 14
Horticulture 1
Motor engineering 5
Painting and decorating 1
Printing 1
46 Sports turf 1
Porirua City Baking 4
Building & construction 4
Electricity supply 1
Electrotechnology 1
Engineering 2
Flooring 1
Horticulture 2
Motor engineering 7
Printing 1
Public sector 1
25 Retail 1
South Wairarapa District Agriculture 2
Building & construction 4
Forest industries 2
Horticulture 3
14 Hospitality 3
Upper Hutt City Baking 1
Building & construction 6
Electricity supply 2
Electrotechnology 3
Engineering 2
Forest industries 2
Horticulture 2
Joinery 1
Motor engineering 3
Painting and decorating 1
Plumbing 2
Public sector 1
28 Sports turf 2
Wellington City Aluminium joinery (architectur 1
Baking 9
Building & construction 11
Contracting 6
Electricity supply 3
Electrotechnology 11
Engineering 29
Horticulture 22
Hospitality 8
Joinery 2
Motor engineering 20
Printing 2
Public sector 10
Retail 2
Sports turf 4
Telecommunications 1
143 Tourism 2
Total 344

TOTAL 6259

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