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Best apprenticeship at 16?

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isthesolution · 28/10/2025 20:47

My daughter is predicted 8s and 9s in GCSEs but definitely doesn’t want to do sixth form - she wants to do an apprenticeship. Ideally one that she can build on to degree level in the future.

There Is no subject she particularly loves. She’d love a job that could longer term be hybrid. Definitely doesn’t want to do anything in health/social care and is wary of jobs the AI might take over in the near future (although very hard to know!)

What have you/your children done as an apprenticeship at 16 that you love and has led on to a degree/good job?

Thanks

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isthesolution · 28/10/2025 21:04

Thank you. She’s done work experience already. In a primary school and sort of rules out teaching. And then in a financial company which was more interesting to her but quite exam heavy and they advised A Levels first which she sees as a firm no.

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NotMeNoNo · 28/10/2025 21:01

I would just say, an apprenticeship is very committing. It's effectively choosing your career at 16. Can she get some work experience to help her narrow down a sector?

Littletreefrog · 28/10/2025 20:56

I'm going to assume you mean that they love not that you love.

My DS did his apprenticeship in manufacturing and is now making above £30,000 a year at just turned 18.

But that won't lead to hybrid working in the future. She could look at accountancy/tax, unlikely unless it's a really big firm they would want her to do an accountancy degree but continue through the accountancy qualifications via apprenticeship which eventually leads to a degree level qualification. I work in this field and our apprentices are well paid and have a clear progression route within the company.

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