The study, published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), found that apprenticeship opportunities for young people from deprived backgrounds have been disproportionately impacted by recent changes to the apprenticeship system – even before the coronavirus pandemic.
The report finds that the impact of Covid-19 has exacerbated existing trends, as apprenticeship starts among deprived and younger learners have continued to decline disproportionately - in line with young people more generally bearing the brunt of unemployment resulting from the pandemic.
It shows that that apprenticeship starts across learners of all ages fell by a fifth between 2015/16 and 2018/19, driven by a rapid decline in intermediate and advanced apprenticeships offered by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
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