Marking the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, our National Apprenticeship Taskforce Manager and former teacher, Jane Lilleyman, shares her tips on how teachers can help young people engage with apprenticeships.
Now we have arrived at National Apprenticeship Week, I have taken a moment to reflect on my time at the Sutton Trust as the National Apprenticeship Taskforce Manager. Over the last two months, I have fully immersed myself in the landscape of apprenticeships. It sure is complex! And it’s easy to see why young people, parents, educators, and employers find apprenticeships difficult to navigate.
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is an opportunity for the education and skills sector to celebrate the achievements of apprentices around the country and the positive impact they make to communities, businesses, and the wider economy.
Apprenticeships have been long heralded as a vehicle for increasing social mobility. No debt, earn while you learn, economic well-being, filling labour market needs and addressing the skills shortage are just a few of the benefits.
