UK-based construction giant Carillion announced that 341 apprentices are set to lose their jobs, reports The Guardian. The company, which also runs recruitment firm SkyBlue, made headlines earlier this year when it entered liquidation. Trade union Unite said the apprentice redundancies, which made up the bulk of the most recent round of 356 job losses, were “an act of crass stupidity” amid a shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry. The UK government said the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) had found new paid employment for 777 apprentices who had worked for Carillion and was offering “tailored support” to help those made redundant find new work. Announcing the latest redundancies, the official receiver said 13,516 jobs (74% of the pre-liquidation workforce) had been saved and 2,778 (15%) made redundant through the liquidation of Carillion. A Department for Education spokesperson said they were working with the CITB to find alternative employment for the apprentices made redundant.