Can the UK master apprenticeships?

By Hamish Macdonell. For many school-leavers, apprenticeships remain an unexplored option. So how can the government, education and business sectors improve the take-up of workplace training schemes? Why is it that it is harder to get on an apprenticeship with Rolls Royce or BAE Systems than it is to get ion an apprenticeship with Rolls Royce or BAE Systems than it is to get into Oxford or Cambridge? And why is it then, that many school leavers see apprenticeships as a poor alternative to university, even though they could end up in better jobs with less debt than their graduate counterparts? More...