Apprenticeships feature in the vocational education systems of many countries, although their popularity varies widely. They are especially prevalent in countries like Austria, Germany and Switzerland and virtually absent in countries like Italy, Sweden and the United States, which rely more on classroom-based learning and put less emphasis on vocational education. England is somewhere in between, with a high profile policy commitment to increase the number of apprentices in recent years. Much of the growth in apprenticeship provision has been taken up by older people (those aged over 25). A CVER study published today investigates whether and why the earnings benefits to completing an apprenticeship differ between younger and older people. In related research , we investigate whether there is a return to starting an apprenticeship for young people. It relates to our previous work on this topic (see CVER Research Paper 009) ). In the new study, we only compare young people whose highest level of education is vocational (at Levels 2 or 3) - some of whom start an apprenticeship and some of whom do not

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7 September 2018

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CVER Blog

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http://cver-blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/does-starting-apprenticeship-boost.html

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