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The recent evolution of apprenticeships

Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura


The quality of apprenticeships in England has improved in recent years, but take-up has dropped. Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura show how these changes mean that those from disadvantaged neighbourhoods may be losing out on a potential route to social mobility.


21 February 2023     Paper Number CEPCP647

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Education programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Inequality and social mobility, Vocational education and training