Are apprenticeships still seen as second best?
The recent study of over 2,000 parents found that 14% of parents of children aged 11 to 18 viewed apprenticeships as second best to university degrees.
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Skills Minister swaps jobs with an apprentice
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock, said: “It was fantastic to swap jobs with Jenny, and understand first-hand what it is like to be an apprentice."
BAE Systems takes on 103 apprentices in areas such as engineering and business
Defence Firm BAE Systems has taken on 103 apprentices in the areas of engineering, business and project management as well as for its new Employee Ownership Pilot (EOP) scheme where they will be trained to work in 11 companies in BAE’s supply chain.
There is “nothing better than an apprenticeship” says BAE chief
Managing director of BAE Systems’ Military Air and Information business Chris Boardman has swapped places with an apprentice, Mark Powell, to see exactly how the apprenticeship programme works.
