University a ‘Disaster’

Well, that’s an eye-grabbing headline if ever I saw one! Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it sounds.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has come out and said that sending young people to university, when they would be more suited to apprenticeships, is a “disaster”.

Crabb isn’t too keen on the target of the last Labour government to get 50% of young people to university, and recommends Welsh politicians to focus on apprenticeships and school leaver programmes.

Crabb said Wales was “not doing well enough” to educate young people on their career options.

University isn’t the only option once you leave school, and you should check out how it weighs up against apprenticeships and school leaver programmes.

News

• Labour thinks GCSE reforms have benefitted private schools
• Jaguar Land Rover is voted the UK's best employer
• Apprenticeships could save young people from a life of crime, says London youth worker
• Deloitte is using a computer game to recruit apprentices
• More than 700 Employers to Design New Apprenticeships
• Thousands of apprenticeships are set to transform the public sector
• Lancaster Royal Grammar School Win the EY Arcade
• Survey Shows Former Apprentices Reach the Boardroom
• Britain drops down university global rankings for employability
• New High-quality Graded Apprenticeships Announced