ABBTF, NSW Manager: Brendan Coyle
New South Wales Apprentice Commencements 2016-2017
| Apprenticeship | To 31st December 2016 | To 31st December 2017 | % variation |
| Bricklaying | 390 | 362 | – 7.17% |
| Carpentry | 3654 | 3627 | |
| Fire protection | 128 | 103 | -19.53% |
| Joinery | 48 | 58 | -20.83% |
| Paint & decorate | 322 | 348 | + 8.07% |
| Plumbing | 2017 | 2204 | + 9.27% |
| Roof tiling | 136 | 118 | -13.23% |
| Shopfitting | 181 | 144 | -20.44% |
| Signs and Graphics | 47 | 41 | -12.76% |
| Solid plastering | 17 | 14 | -17.64% |
| Stonemasonry | 52 | 43 | -17.31% |
| Wall & ceiling lining | 192 | 162 | -15.62% |
| Wall & floor tile | 227 | 181 | -20.26% |
| Total | 7411 | 7405 | NIL |
