Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Education): We're supporting employers to keep New Zealanders working, keep them training, and to help them find work, particularly in areas where there are skills shortages. We recognise that apprentices need more support from employers in their first two years, while they're in training and they're developing their skills. That's why the Apprenticeship Boost initiative, which commenced yesterday, will provide cash support to employers to help to keep their first- and second-year apprentices employed and training towards their qualifications. We've also provided extra funding to ensure that people in apprenticeships and other targeted areas of training don't have to pay fees until the end of 2022.