Employers should receive financial incentives to take on young people with lower grades for apprenticeships, new research suggests.
A study into the availability of apprenticeships and barriers for some young people by the National Foundation of Educational Research (NFER) finds that minimum entry requirements are “locking people out”.
It states that the minimum English and maths entry requirements of grade 4 or above in GCSE English and maths are preventing many young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, from accessing level two and level three apprenticeships which are the equivalent to GCSE and A-level qualifications respectively.
