Apprenticeship after 2 years of degree?

[thegreenhen]

Can my son do an apprenticeship having been to uni for two years and then dropping out after failing resits and he doesn't want to repeat a year.

He's 20.

Will he have to fund part of it himself?

[CaseStudyResearch]

It really depends on the company and role - as well as the rules of the service provider.

For example, I worked at a firm with trainee accountants which would take people on as apprentices between 18-25 as long as they hadn’t graduated with a Bachelors degree. Same with most of the big supermarket chains.

My current firm is an engineering firm and takes on hundreds of apprentices. Our rules are more focused on the colleges/universities/service providers - again, some will take those with some uni experience and some won’t.

Does he know what he wants to do?

[thegreenhen]

He's been doing a maths degree, but would really love to do something with IT.

[titchy]

Funding wise he's fine. And computing is a big area with lots of degree apprenticeships. So yes possible technically. Persuading an employer to take him on the other hand....

[thegreenhen]

I know it doesn't look good on a cv. But if he's failed the second year, he's simply had enough. He passed the first year easily but despite getting A*'s at A level and loving his subject then, he has just felt lost with it at uni.

[LIZS]

Perfectly possible. A friends dc dropped out of degree after first year, took a year out then started an apprenticeship with one of the big 4 accountancy firms.

[Blushah]

Where are all these degree apprenticeships in IT?? Would've loved DS to do this (as he would!) but the slightest bit of investigation revealed 'level 4', not 6 (degree). The couple I know of are intensely competitive- and, of course, it's hard work, say 4 days work, one day uni, weekends doing homework!

[celtiethree]

Some of the investment banks offer degree apprenticeships in IT. JPM, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley amongst others.

[titchy]

Search here:
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeships?ApprenticeshipLevel=Degree&Hash=0&Latitude=51.51713&Longitude=-0.10619&Location=London%20%28City%20of%20London%2C%20Greater%20London%29&LocationType=NonNational&PageNumber=1&ResultsPerPage=5&SearchAction=Search&SearchField=All&SearchMode=Keyword&SortType=Relevancy&WithinDistance=20&DisabilityConfidentOnly=False

[jayritchie]

No problem with funding - are you based somewhere with plenty of openings?

[thegreenhen]

We are quite rural but there are a few apprenticeships that are commutable (Ds can drive, which helps).

[thegreenhen]

Thanks for the replies.

He's now thinking he'd like to defer the final year of the degree (or two depending on results) and try his hand at an apprenticeship in the meantime.

Can he do this? Just wondering if this is allowed funding wise?