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It is a great example of people having strong views about things they actually know nothing about. Maybe that's what a degree the traditional route gives you, an inability to distinguish between fact and your own opinion 😉

A degree apprenticeship gives you a degree and work experience. Do they think the content of the degree is somehow inferior?

Maybe they don't understand the "degree" part.

I find it impressive, my friend's DS got onto one - he was one of 3 with hundreds of applicants. It's much easier to get into uni.

I have a child doing a traditional apprenticeship for a trade. He is earning buttons but at 21 will have a trade and no debt.
Another son has a double first from Cambridge and more debt than Honduras.

But both are happy.

My main concern with degree apprenticeships is that 18 year olds are making career choices which means that they have fewer options at 21. Maybe they will indeed love accountancy and all will be well. But my son went to Cambridge with one definite career in mind and is currently doing something utterly, entirely different. That change in emphasis and orientation was an important part of his degree studies.

Your friends are daft, you should point out that she is so bright a company is funding her university degree for her.

Why wouldn't you want to get paid whilst studying for a degree if you can?
Also no debt when you've finished and you've hopefully had a chance to save and maybe get on the property ladder sooner.

There are degrees at RH unis via apprenticeship. I’ve seen some at Queen Mary and Exeter.

I think apprenticeships are great for young people.

BUT as the owner of a small business who would like to offer apprenticeships, we just can't afford it. We looked at the costs and it just doesn't stack up versus employing someone already trained in that specific job who will be productive and profit making almost immediately. With everything else against us (all costs vastly increased and we are losing money) we just can't do it sadly and I'm sure other businesses are in the same position and there will be less apprentice positions available.

I don’t think they know what they are talking about. Her apprenticeship includes a degree. It will be a day release set up perhaps online but she will be awarded a degree, earn money and not be in massive debt for the rest of her life. Plus you’d like to think the company will keep her on afterwards so you’ll have a definite graduate job at the end. It’s what I’m hoping for my current yr11

My DS is very keen on degree apprenticeship too so following mainly. He works really hard and is currently predicted high marks in STEM subjects. I know most of them aren’t attached to Russell Group universities but I’d have thought the fact that you still leave with a degree on top of all that work experience is surely a good thing?

But obvs it depends on career planned. No good for a doctor, but great for an accountant etc.

I think they sound great.

They are different to old apprentaships, where they'd pay peanuts.

A degree one is a fantastic way to start a career debt free.