Apprenticeships have come under much criticism. I have talked about apprenticeships in previous posts before please see post dated "Thusrday 8th March 2012". However there are also many of advantages of doing a well established apprenticeship with a good employer who can give an individual those much needed skills to help prepare them for the workforce. Please see the article below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/27/apprentices-vocational-education
This article is observing how other parts of Europe are actually untlising the apprenticeship for the greater good and training a greater workforce. Certain parts of Europe like Switzerland which I have mentioned in another post about work based learning dated "14th July 2011" and is also mentioned in this article see how the apprenticeship is beneficial to people who need to build on their work skill set. Experience for young people is seen as an essential competent for the educational route in Switzerland.
There are always good and points to any scheme but apprenticeships when they work well give the individual something worthwhile to built their future around. It is interesting to see how not only the government but the media themselves are seeing the good side of apprenticeships.
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