Apprenticeships in England: what does research tell us?
In the light of recent controversies in the UK over the slowdown in the number of apprenticeship starts and the potential connection with the change in the funding system, this briefing note is a synopsis of findings that are mainly from published CVER research since its inception in 2015. The author first explains what an apprenticeship in England is then outlines changes over time, including very recent change up to data released in 2017/18. There is a discussion around the trade-off between quantity and quality and gauging the 'value' of apprenticeships in terms of an earnings premium in th ... Show more
Authors: McNally, Sandra
Published: London, England, Centre for Vocational Education Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2018
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 14 p.
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https://cver.lse.ac.uk/textonly/cver/pubs/cverbrf008.pdf
