https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/budget-2025-fears-apprenticeship-changes-could-lower-standards-26-11-2025/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/budget-2025-fears-apprenticeship-changes-could-lower-standards-26-11-2025/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/budget-2025-fears-apprenticeship-changes-could-lower-standards-26-11-2025/#comment-2086 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:44:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533494#comment-2086 Fully support what Nicola is saying here. If you do the maths for a Dry Lining apprenticeship, the Minimum Wage increase adds (when you factor in taxes) over £1,000. The saving in training is in theory £700, but the truth is that most people don’t have to pay this as we can normally find top-up through vouchers. So at best it is only £200 more for an apprentice, but in reality it is an extra grand on the apprentice butchers bill that will further discourage employers. Complete own goal.

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