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Ditching university for the ‘real’ world -research highlights change in post education routes to careers
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15/08/2024
A recent survey has found that a quarter of school leavers believe that they no longer need to go to university to get a good job.
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Yeah, I mean, we do have the age-old perception that the only route is by university, but
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that is not for everybody. People learn differently, they develop differently, and there's lots
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of different options and routes for them to look at. There's apprenticeships, there's
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a degree apprenticeship, there's going straight into industry and learning from the bottom
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up. There's lots of different routes. So what I would say is have a look at the wealth of
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information that is available. So I think it's really important that young people focus
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on what they enjoy doing and then map that against what career options they have available
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to them and take it from there.
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Grace Hardy is a 22-year-old accountant who started her own practice at 21. She's also
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a popular TikTok influencer and hosts the Unconventional podcast, where she shares financial
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advice and promotes practical business skills.
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So for me, I have very severe dyslexia. So when I was at Sixth Form, I sort of knew that
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the university route wasn't for me personally. There's a lot of reading, writing, essays,
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and it's not something that suits my learning style. I learn by doing, and an apprenticeship
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does just that. So you have hands-on experience. You also do get your qualifications at the
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same time, and you also earn money. For me, I couldn't also really afford to go to university.
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I would have to get another job as well. I would say an apprenticeship has so many benefits.
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Obviously, it's important to pick the right route for your child, but at the same time,
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there are apprenticeships in so many industries, like accounting. You can do a solicitor apprenticeship,
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doctor apprenticeships are coming out now, and so are teacher apprenticeships. So actually,
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you can have that work experience for three or four years, that qualification, and it's
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really important to know as well that you can do degree apprenticeships. So those are
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a Level 6 and a Level 7.
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