Almost half (46%) of British parents of children aged 11-18 surveyed by YouGov would encourage their children to take an apprenticeship but 14% still maintain that apprenticeships are a second rate route to work by comparison with a university degree.
The research released today at The Skills Show in Birmingham involved a study of over 2,000 parents of children aged 11-18 and was commissioned by BAE Systems and the Royal Academy of Engineering. The study showed a positive shift in attitudes towards apprentices with 29% of those surveyed reporting that they now see the training…
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