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Class Plays A Role In Parents Favoring University Over Apprenticeships

Glyn Roberts

White-collar parents are more likely to push their children to apply to University despite high-level apprentices earning £50,000 more on average over a lifetime than many graduates.

The research published by the social mobility charity, the Sutton Trust, reveals that there is still negative bias towards apprenticeships.

This week (4-8th March 2019) marks National Apprenticeship Week in the UK, where many employers are celebrating the value of apprenticeships.
Class pays a role in how apprenticeships are perceived, according to the Sutton Trust study of more than 1,000 parents of children aged 5 to 16 who attend school.

“Initiatives like National Apprenticeships Week are welcome and can do much to raise awareness of and dispel myths about apprenticeships but we need to do much more.  Most importantly we need to increase the prestige of apprenticeships as is the case in Switzerland and Germany.  This includes dispelling the view that apprenticeships are not of high quality and giving parents and teachers access to the information they need.”

Glyn Roberts is managing director of Global Knowledge. He argues that the days of apprenticeships being for school leavers that were not academically gifted are long gone.

“Apprenticeships now provide a credible alternative to university that more often than not fast tracks the individual’s earning potential. Many school leavers feel the opportunity to study to degree level (Level 6 apprenticeship), while gaining work experience and earning a salary is much more appealing than an academic qualification and a student loan.”

Source: Press coverage in Forbes – read the full article. 

 

Glyn Roberts

UK Managing Director

Glyn Roberts is UK Managing Director of Global Knowledge, and he believes that people are key to the company’s success. He is committed to creating the right culture and making Global Knowledge a place that values the individual, encouraging ownership and being clear about strategy in order to link personal endeavor to corporate success.

Glyn’s experience in learning and development spans 20 years and he has held senior roles within Cable & Wireless, NTL, Lloyds TSB and the Westcon Group before joining Global Knowledge as Operations Director in 2006.  He rose through the ranks to take the helm as Managing Director in 2018 and credits his willingness to take advantage of opportunities as his most important life skill. He feels that a career in learning is incredibly rewarding and the times when he has influenced a person’s development and seen tangible results he describes as ‘intoxicating’.

Since his recent appointment to Managing Director at Global Knowledge, the UK division has spearheaded a partnership with Qufaro to deliver Level 3 and 4 cybersecurity apprenticeship programmes, and the global business has been ranked in the Top 20 IT Training Companies by Training Industry Magazine.  Glyn attributes the company’s success to the time Global Knowledge takes to understand their clients’ business and issues before working with them to create value solutions.

Glyn enjoys sports that fuel the adrenalin, owns a motorbike and is a motorsports fan. He is married with two children and feels one of life’s greatest pleasures is experiencing things through his childrens eyes.

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