{"id":132,"date":"2014-07-17T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2014-07-17T16:17:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T16:17:59","slug":"increasing-popularity-of-apprenticeships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/increasing-popularity-of-apprenticeships\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing popularity of Apprenticeships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The popularity of Apprenticeships has continued to increase \u2013 this year, the number of 16 and 17-year-olds on Apprenticeship schemes has risen by 15%, according to Government figures. And it\u2019s not surprising &#8211; with increasing numbers of Apprenticeships available with a huge range of employers across a variety of industries, they\u2019re a great alternative to university.<\/p>\n<p>If you are coming towards the end of school and starting to think about your options for the future, why not look at Apprenticeships and see why so many other young people are choosing to go down this path?<\/p>\n<p>At ATG Apprenticeships, we&#8217;ve got loads of information to help you look at what\u2019s involved in an Apprenticeship, including the different types of Apprenticeship that are available, the types of job roles and responsibilities that you might expect and the benefits of an Apprenticeship. Just have a browse through our <a href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/\">news pages<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/casestudies\/\">case studies<\/a> for more info. It can also help to take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/\">vacancies that we have available<\/a> for an idea of the jobs that are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popularity of Apprenticeships has continued to increase \u2013 this year, the number of 16 and 17-year-olds on Apprenticeship schemes has risen by 15%, according to Government figures. And it\u2019s not surprising &#8211; with increasing numbers of Apprenticeships available with a huge range of employers across a variety of industries, they\u2019re a great alternative to university. If you are coming towards the end of school and starting to think about your options for the future, why not look at Apprenticeships and see why so many other young people are choosing to go down this path? 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