“The number of apprenticeships has slumped since the Coalition took office”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Shorten's claim is misleading. Apprenticeships have long been associated with traditional trades, such as plumbing. But traineeships are a newer type of training program and are typically associated with the services sector, retail being one example. The latest official data shows the number of apprenticeships (broadly classified as trades) has been in decline since mid-2012, but there has been a much more dramatic decline in traineeships (broadly classified as non-trades). Mr Shorten used...
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In short
Bill Shorten (Opposition Leader) made this claim around 27 March 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 29 April 2019, 33 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Bill Shorten has 8 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 2 true.
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.