Apprentices Can Earn 270% More Than University Graduates

The average gap between the lifetime earnings of apprentices and university graduates has narrowed over recent years and currently stands at just £2,200, or 1.8%. The research, carried out by Barclays and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), comes days after a study suggested more than a third of graduates regret going to university because of the burden of debt they face after graduation. The report argues that, due to mounting university fees, the gap between the l