{"id":223,"date":"2014-08-26T16:22:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T16:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2014-10-08T08:16:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T08:16:20","slug":"apprenticeships-just-good-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/apprenticeships-just-good-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprenticeships are just as good as university"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Two<\/a>Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary last week launched a new campaign to support apprenticeships. The \u2018Get In. Go Far\u2019 campaign is designed to encourage more young people into Apprenticeships by showcasing the huge variety of Apprenticeships available and the quality of the training and qualifications gained through vocational training. The campaign features real apprentices sharing their experiences.<\/p>\n

At the launch of this new \u2018Get In. Go Far\u2019 campaign, Cable stated that \u201cFor too long there has been a divide between university and vocational education which has been damaging for both employers and young people. Placing university degrees and apprenticeships on an equal footing will help to break down barriers and better meet the needs of business.\u201d<\/p>\n

At ATG Apprenticeships, we\u2019re really pleased to hear this \u2013 we\u2019ve discussed University vs Apprenticeships<\/a> before, and the advantages that an Apprenticeship can offer you, and it\u2019s great to see that prominent figures are helping to dispel the myth of university education being better than an Apprenticeship. And don\u2019t forget to take a look at the case studies and videos on our website for even more examples of how successful an Apprenticeship can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary last week launched a new campaign to support apprenticeships. The \u2018Get In. Go Far\u2019 campaign is designed to encourage more young people into Apprenticeships by showcasing the huge variety of Apprenticeships available and the quality of the training and qualifications gained through vocational training. The campaign features real apprentices sharing their experiences. At the launch of this new \u2018Get In. Go Far\u2019 campaign, Cable stated that \u201cFor too long there has been a divide between university and vocational education which has been damaging for both employers and young people. Placing university degrees and apprenticeships […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nApprenticeships are just as good as university - Latest ATG Apprenticeships News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary has been talking about the fact that apprenticeships are just as good as university, and launching a new campaign to support apprenticeships.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/apprenticeships-just-good-university\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Apprenticeships are just as good as university - 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