{"id":159146,"date":"2026-02-09T10:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=159146"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:38:17","slug":"uk-apprenticeship-gap-hits-more-than-14000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/uk-apprenticeship-gap-hits-more-than-14000\/159146\/","title":{"rendered":"UK apprenticeship gap hits more than 14,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A new research paper from DART Tool Group reveals that for every apprenticeship position, there are nearly 100 unfilled jobs<\/h2>\n<p>The apprenticeship gap is wider than ever as the paper shows 9,700 unfilled positions in the housebuilding sector alone, with nowhere near enough apprenticeships available to fill the gap.<\/p>\n<p>Disappointment can also be found in the completion rates of apprenticeships, with some sectors seeing less than 20%.<\/p>\n<h3>Some sectors are suffering more than others<\/h3>\n<p>With a completion rate of just 19% in the year 2024\/25, the surveying, design and management sector is by far the worst, shortly followed by plumbing and heating with a not-much-better 21%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159147\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-102400.png\" alt=\"Statistics showing completion rates that are affecting the apprenticeship gap\" width=\"679\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-102400.png 679w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-102400-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-102400-610x271.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: \u00a9DART Tool Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The construction industry as a whole requires more skilled workers than ever, as the first quarter of 2025 saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/employmentandlabourmarket\/peoplenotinwork\/unemployment\/datasets\/vacanciesbyindustryvacs02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16% increase in vacancies year-on-year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Paterson, managing director at DART Tool Group, commented: \u201cThe findings from our \u2018Apprenticeship Gap Report\u2019 have demonstrated that trades apprenticeships are facing a leaky pipeline. While the Government\u2019s commitment to increasing the number of apprentices in the upcoming years is a step in the right direction, we also need to address the retention crisis and focus on the support and nurturing of our apprentices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe construction sector is facing a sharp decline in the number of young people completing apprenticeships, with 59% of construction apprentices dropping out of their course before completion. To bridge the gap between recruitment and qualification, there needs to be high-quality mentorship that equips learners with skills and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinuing to invest in supportive environments, smarter workforce planning, better training frameworks, and professional-grade site tools, apprentices should have the tools to be able to thrive and complete their apprenticeship, helping to address the growing workforce shortage and gradually fill the positions needed to meet the ambitious housebuilding targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Questions are also being raised about apprenticeship quality<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/short-training-courses-electrical-skills-no-substitute-apprenticeships-warns-select\/155921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last October<\/a>, the Scottish construction trade association SELECT expressed concern about what they call \u201csix-week wonders\u201d, as well as alarm that there are some electrical skill courses that are even shorter than that.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Wilson, managing director of SELECT, said: \u201cDespite repeated warnings, we continue to see short courses being offered, including a recent example that promised to equip candidates with electrical installation skills in a month with no prior experience needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a matter of considerable concern that some of these so-called training providers appear to be suggesting that it\u2019s possible to learn in a few weeks some of the complex technical skills that qualified electricians take years to acquire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInadequately trained people pose a significant risk to both consumers and the electrical sector itself. There is no substitute for a proper apprenticeship, followed by extensive on-the-job experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report from DART Tool Group has shown that the UK apprenticeship gap is wider than ever with no sign of closing yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":159149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[547,882,660,596],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-159146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hr-skills-news","8":"tag-apprenticeship","9":"tag-employment","10":"tag-skills-shortage","11":"tag-training"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK apprenticeship gap hits more than 14,000<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new report from DART Tool Group has shown that the UK apprenticeship gap is wider than ever with no sign of closing yet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/uk-apprenticeship-gap-hits-more-than-14000\/159146\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK apprenticeship gap hits more than 14,000\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new report from DART Tool Group has shown that the UK apprenticeship gap is wider than ever with no sign of closing yet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/uk-apprenticeship-gap-hits-more-than-14000\/159146\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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