Apprenticeships versus University
Apprenticeships are vocational and all of them offer a large degree of work experience. Learning is linked directly to the kind of work that the apprentice is doing in their job, although study will often cover the theoretical background in the abstract.
If your child undertakes a higher or degree apprenticeship, they will very likely work towards a degree of some kind. This means that they will come out with the same qualifications as a graduate. The beauty is, the student is not liable for the cost of study. Any university (or other) tuition fees are paid for by the employer. That means no student debt. Higher and degree apprentices gain a degree with no student debt and get paid to do a job while they study. This puts them ahead of graduates going into the equivalent career path by the time graduates from the same school year-group are leaving university.
So shouldn’t every student go to University? Quite simply, no.
University isn’t for every student and students do not need to feel that university is the only route to a high-skilled career.
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