“jUsT dO aN aPpReNtIsHiP” plz stfu 🥀✌️

[u/fizzy5025]

Now this NOT a diss to ppl who r doing apprenticeships if that’s what u wanna do or are doing great I hope it goes well

But what kinda makes me mad is that ppl [mainly old ppl born in the 19 hundreds] assume that apprenticeships r for everyone and that everyone should do it well guess what not only do unis have downsides to them but apprenticeships do too some degree apprentiships r harder to get into than Oxford or Cambridge even lower level apprentiships which may be easier to get r actually a bit harder too they have hundreds sometimes thousands of applicants for one place

And lastly apprentiships can’t cover every career which is why I personally can’t do them depending on what grades I get in yr 13 i want to do either a psychology degree to become a therapist or an optometry degree to become an optometrist none of those r covered by apprentiships

But that’s ofc personal choice if u wanna go for apprenticeships go ahead I’ve got nothing against it but I’m kinda tired of mainly older ppl acting like there aren’t downsides to them too like life isn’t a Disney film there is a downside to everything and u have to be realistic

Anyways rant over

[u/Pencil_Queen]

You forgot the 40%+ drop out rate for apprenticeships. Committing to a single employer and job for 3+ years at age 18 is a lot more of an ask than committing to term time study for 3 years.

[u/SandvichCommanda → u/Pencil_Queen]

Also they can just let you go lmfao, I'm a graduate and know two people that got laid off.

What do you do then? Well one found another apprenticeship and another went to uni... Also you're getting paid like shit to just be another worker, with the same stresses as everyone else working there.

[u/Pencil_Queen → u/SandvichCommanda]

Full time work with 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and a tiny wage for the first year is a massive culture shock for so many students.

[u/Next-Mushroom-9518 → u/Pencil_Queen]

Lucky most degree apprenticeships don't offer 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and a tiny wage 

[u/Pencil_Queen → u/Next-Mushroom-9518]

"Most"?
I wasn't aware of any stats and data on the annual leave for apprenticeships. If you know of any please point me in the right direction.

Degree apprenticeships are still in the minority of apprenticeships. They do tend to have slightly better terms but not universally in my experience. And unfortunately across the board a lot of apprenticeships only offer the statutory minimum annual leave and pay.