People are four times more likely to choose apprenticeships over university as the best preparation for the working world.
People are four times more likely to choose apprenticeships over university as the best preparation for the working world. The shift has been particularly pronounced in digital roles, where degree-route candidates often arrive in industry with theoretical knowledge but limited practical experience.
For employers, the appeal is straightforward: apprentices are productive from day one on real work, and they're imprinted with the systems and processes of the business that hires them. For young people, the maths is even simpler — earn while you learn, finish with no debt, and walk into a real job rather than scrambling for one in a saturated graduate market.
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