47013 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education
Written Question
Published date: 13 Oct 2025
47013 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education: How many individuals were enrolled in construction apprenticeships, listed by year, between 2017 and 2024?
Hon Penny Simmonds: I refer the member to the list below for the number of work-based apprentices who were enrolled in a construction apprenticeship by reporting year between 2017 to 2024. The TEC has defined construction apprentices as those enrolled in an apprenticeship programme with the New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) 04 - Architecture and Building.
Reporting year Number of apprentices (distinct)
2017 17,085
2018 19,080
2019 20,325
2020 24,820
2021 31,945
2022 34,965
2023 31,685
2024 27,640
Caveats:
The data was extracted on the 1 October 2025 for reporting years 2017 to 2024. Data relates to apprentices who were enrolled in work-based apprenticeship programmes under broad programme NZSCED 04 - Architecture and Building in 2017 to 2024.
Industry training data submissions (by Tertiary Education Organisation) occur continually throughout the year. Enrolments may take several months to be processed.
The New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) is a subject-based classification system for courses and qualifications at TEOs in receipt of Government funding. NZSCED has been designed to improve the quality and consistency of statistics collected by the government agencies in relation to tertiary study, and to improve New Zealand's international statistical reporting compliance.
All learner numbers in this information request have been rounded to the nearest five.
Results are based on information reported through the Industry Training Register (ITR) and relies on the accuracy of data reported by TEOs.
This data has been compiled specifically to respond to this question. It uses administrative data collected by the Tertiary Education Commission for the purposes of funding tertiary education and relies on the accuracy of data reported by TEOs.