New research that further explores why half of apprentices drop out before completing their programme has been released.
The St Martin’s Group, a membership body for the country’s largest apprenticeship providers, commissioned the Learning and Work Institute to investigate the reasons behind the issue that has troubled ministers in recent years.
Government data shows that only 53 per cent of apprentices on the new-style standards stayed on their programme until their end-point assessment in 2020/21 – meaning that 47 per cent dropped out.
The dropout rate for frameworks was 17 percentage points lower than standards in 2020/21.
