With apprenticeships now leading to higher earnings than some university degrees, we ask locals how they think hands-on experience compares to academic study in preparing people for work.
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00:00So, personal experiences, I've done both and I've found great pleasure and pride in apprenticeships
00:08because what you learn in the classroom or in study is kind of not in reality, so the
00:17apprentices I think are brilliant.
00:18It depends on the hands-on experience you get, the investment the company are prepared
00:23to give to train you properly and the will of the people to train you, you know, if all
00:27those things add up then I started as an apprenticeship and had a great time but I've heard of other
00:33people who haven't.
00:34I fully support it, even though I've had two children that have gone through university
00:38but had that been an option for our children when they were going through that then I would
00:48have said go along that option.
00:50We've got a grandson who struggles academically but I know would be more manual and hands-on
00:56definitely so that would have definitely been good for him.