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CITB boosts NEST apprenticeship starts 

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NEST apprenticeship starts have seen a year-on-year increase. Image: Aaron Amat, Dreamstime.com

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its mid-year figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST).

The figures show that NEST has supported 1,521 apprenticeship starts between April and September 2025, an increase from 943 in the same period the previous year.

The figures also show that in the same period this year, 9,201 employers were engaged, with the aim to recruit an apprentice into their business – a 48% increase compared with the same period in 2024.

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