The segmentation of apprenticeship by level puts an artificial break on progression, according to a new report commissioned by the Sutton Trust.

The report, entitled Better Apprenticeships – Access, quality and labour market outcomes in the English apprenticeship system, published today, concludes that there is "no expectation that apprenticeship will enable progression to the next occupational or educational level".

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" Better Apprenticeships – Access, quality and labour market outcomes in the English apprenticeship system", Alison Fuller, Chiara Cavaglia, Guglielmo Ventura, Lorna Unwin, Sandra McNally. The Sutton Trust, November 2017. 

https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Better-Apprenticeships-1.pdf

CVER Research Paper,”Apprenticeships for Young People in England: Is there a Payoff?” Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura, November 2017. No' CVERDP010 http://cver.lse.ac.uk/textonly/cver/pubs/cverdp010.pdf