Blair's target always included apprenticeships; it was never 50% "going to university".
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'YouGov asked voters for their views after prime minister Keir Starmer recently scrapped the 50 per cent higher education participation target, saying it was not “right for our times”, in favour of a new target encompassing apprenticeships as well.' 1/3
Nearly half of UK public say university participation is too high
YouGov survey finds big differences in support for universities across different political parties
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October 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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I want every eligible student in Washington state to take advantage of this money. It's not just for those who are college bound — it can be used for apprenticeships and job training.
All eligible students should fill out the FAFSA.
All eligible students should fill out the FAFSA.
How Ferguson plans to get more WA students to apply for FAFSA
Gov. Bob Ferguson issued an executive order aimed at boosting the number of high school seniors in Washington who fill out the form, citing state economic need.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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A woman who overcame a rare disease and another who spent two decades applying for apprenticeships have been recognised for excellence in their trades.
Female electricians win tradie awards after overcoming setbacks
A woman who overcame a rare disease and another who spent two decades applying for apprenticeships have been recognised for excellence in their trades.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Nearly half of Washington households qualify to receive financial aid through the WA Grant, which can be used for higher education, apprenticeships, or job training.
To access that money, all you have to do is fill out the FAFSA. studentaid.gov
To access that money, all you have to do is fill out the FAFSA. studentaid.gov
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Yes, but universities have also not been brilliant about making their case effectively with the public (something they are perfectly capable of doing well) and much public knowledge of apprenticeships rests on quite a lot of nostalgia and wishful thinking.
October 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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We'll know 'gold standard' apprenticeships really are 'gold standard' when politicians think their own kids should do them rather than getting a degree.
October 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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'YouGov asked voters for their views after prime minister Keir Starmer recently scrapped the 50 per cent higher education participation target, saying it was not “right for our times”, in favour of a new target encompassing apprenticeships as well.' 1/3
Nearly half of UK public say university participation is too high
YouGov survey finds big differences in support for universities across different political parties
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Beneath the snark, I’m actually looking for economics research on apprenticeships and informal knowledge transfer. Pointers anyone?
In the great series of economists reinventing psychology, I bring you today's episode: Vygotsky's zone of proximal development
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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It's great that more apprenticeships are opening up.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Bored on about this before, but I take it as a tell that no-one ever produces a comprehensive plan specifying "we're taking this much money out of HE and putting it into FE and apprenticeships" - it's always just "we'll take money out of HE and we're going to bring forward proposals for FE, honest"
October 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I know this won’t convince the Tartarians and others who believe that Giants built our buildings but…
We have records for everything, including apprenticeships.
It also contradicts the myth that people didn’t travel back in the day and stayed in their village
We have records for everything, including apprenticeships.
It also contradicts the myth that people didn’t travel back in the day and stayed in their village
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Apprenticeships are overrated. What's underrated is how a university degree is very liberating relative to an apprenticeship credential
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Apprenticeships are big in Germany. The IAB has the data and the interest in this, so that's where I would start.
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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This inc expanding registered apprenticeships for teachers & continuing to strengthen the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. She also supported programs like My Brother’s Keeper & increasing investments in leadership training and mentorship within public schools as well as HBCUs and MSIs.
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Solihull Apprenticeship and Pathways Show will be held on 22 October 2025. Come along to find out more about alternative routes to uni such as apprenticeships, Internships and T Levels.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Apprenticeships are good, and we need more trades people. But some of the misconceptions people have, of tradesmen earning six figures while Uni graduates are earning bugger all, are based on comparing the upper end of the former with the lower end of the latter
October 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Howdy ghuls! My name is JAG a dark Illustrator and aspiring tattoo apprentice! I make critters from the depths of your subconscious and bring them to life. 💚
Looking for illustration work and apprenticeships!
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October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Negotiations underway between NI and Republic on common rules for apprenticeships
Negotiations underway between NI and Republic on common rules for apprenticeships
Students in North should be encouraged to go south for university, Minister says
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October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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There's an answer to this which @teamlabouruk.bsky.social consistently ignores in pursuit of big builders - COUNCIL HOUSING - apprenticeships need setting up by local authority/college partnerships, new life in old buildings.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Also, the nostalgic lionisation of apprenticeships is intensely irritating. There are some great ones but also a lot of poor quality ones and dropout rates are much higher than unis.
You can also do apprenticeships in arts!
You can also do apprenticeships in arts!
October 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Everyone imagines apprenticeships as being focused on advanced manufacturing or skilled trades but by far the biggest sectors are health/social work and retail.
October 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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I’d love to know which apprenticeships Kemi Badenoch’s kids are gonna do
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Pitting English degrees against apprenticeships is so facile and reductive but everything has to be pitted against something else nowadays We live in the age of the zero-sum game.
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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