Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: As of the end of March, over 43,000 individuals have been supported in their apprenticeships through the Apprenticeship Boost initiative. Of these, about 37,000 of them were in their first year of an apprenticeship, and about 6,000 in their second year of an apprenticeship. Tackling skill shortages by boosting trades training has been one of the key priorities for this Government, and we are absolutely delivering on our commitments. 