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Armed Forces: Apprentices and Training

Commons · Question 71335 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to expand apprenticeship and training routes into the Armed Forces.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 4 Sep 2025

Defence is the largest apprenticeship employer in the UK with over 23,000 personnel employed on a nationally recognised apprenticeship programme at any one time and over 95% of our non-commissioned military recruits offered an apprenticeship aligned to th...