To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, new analysis of apprenticeship data by British Gas reveals half of apprenticeship starters in the UK last year were aged 25 and over. This trend is further supported by new British Gas apprenticeship data which shows the average age of their new smart apprentices is 29 years old.
Last year, despite the pandemic’s impact on the economy, there were 321,400 apprentice starts, a fall of only 0.3% compared to the previous year. Greater employment uncertainty during the pandemic (49%) and learning a new skill (46%) were cited as the top considerations to undertake an apprenticeship. The research also reveals that almost one in…
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