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The study looks at what factors encourage young people to pursue an apprenticeship. Information from students and courses indicates that the key drivers of apprenticeship uptake are intrinsic interest and academic ability. School students with higher academic ability or who have parents with university degrees are less interested in apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are not widely promoted at school and specific information is not always easy to obtain, therefore a potential barrier exists to greater interest in apprenticeships among young people. The low level of training wages appears to be a contributing factor to the uptake and perhaps non-completion of apprenticeships. In contrast, those who are part way through their apprenticeship are very positive about the experience, especially the enjoyment associated with learning new skills and future prospects for career progression and pay.