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Covid-19 pandemic impacts hiring, with more resilient sectors reporting strong sentiment even as others appear to have reduced appointments

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact in apprentice hiring, with more resilient sectors reporting strong sentiment even as others appear to have reduced appointments.

Healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and e-commerce were among the sectors leading in terms of net apprenticeship outlook, a sentiment indicator from the Apprenticeship Outlook Report that TeamLease Skills University launched on Tuesday. Others like travel and hospitality have shown a decline (see chart 1).

 

Many are looking to mitigate labour scarcity through creation of a local talent pool, according to