There has been a huge increase in the number of people over the age of 25 who are undertaking apprenticeships. Prior to 2007, there were essentially no apprentices in this age group in England; in 2016/17, nearly half of all apprenticeship starts were for such a??oldera?? apprentices. A new CVER study is the latest to show an earnings return to starting an apprenticeship for young people. In related research, we ask whether undertaking an apprenticeship at a later point in onea??s career is associated with a similar earnings boost. To answer this question, we analyse administrative data recording all apprenticeship starts in England between 2004 and 2013. These data are matched to tax records containing information on annual earnings, from which a measure of daily earnings can be derived.

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7 September 2018

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CVER Blog

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http://cver-blog.blogspot.com/2018/09/do-older-apprentices-get-same-earnings.html

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