There were 32,980 learners participating in Apprenticeships on the \u2018Construction, Planning and the Built Environment\u2019 Sector Subject Area (SSA) in the 2014/15 academic year, the most recent period for which data is available.<\/p>
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In the same period 26,300 Apprentices on the \u2018Construction, Planning and Build Environment\u2019 SSA participated in Level 2 NVQ component aims and 6,050 participated in Level 3 NVQ component aims.<\/p>
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