Apprenticeships boost life chances for younger people and are key to adapting to changing economy, says new report
A new report makes key recommendations for reforming the apprenticeships system to boost life chances for younger people and help the UK benefit from how the economy is being reshaped by factors such as technological change and decarbonisation.
Following additional funding for apprenticeships recently announced at the Autumn Statement, this new research – commissioned by the Gatsby Foundation and undertaken by leading skills policy expert Simon Field – outlines a number of changes to the apprenticeships system.
These are designed to help support more people into well-paid jobs and help them adapt to trends such as increasing automation and the rising demand for ‘green jobs’ that are changing the skills needed in the modern workforce.
