More than 267,400 apprenticeship applications were submitted online between November and January, up 41 per cent from the same period last year.
There are also more vacancies being advertised, with nearly 25,400 apprenticeships available during the same period, up by 26.6 per cent from a year ago.
The most competitive vacancies in terms of the most applications per vacancy were: health pharmacy services, animal care, design, electricians, and vehicle maintenance and repair.
Meanwhile, the most total applications were received in the area of business and administration with 82,290.
Childcare apprenticeship applications were the second most popular with 21,760 applications, followed by customer services (20,520), IT and telecoms (16,840), and hospitality and catering (9,530).
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