Apprentices are a step ahead of college graduates
The youth unemployment rate rose to 10.7% in June, an 8.5% increase year-on-year, even as employers report serious difficulties filling roles across core industries.
“One of the unique aspects of apprenticeships is that you are paid consistently from day one,” explains Siobhan Kinsella, President of the Employment and Recruitment Federation.
“You are on a salary with your employer paying you the whole way through. The individual attends college once a week during a time that is protected, as the study time that each apprentice is guaranteed. It is all focused in such a way to make sure that what they are doing in college is coming up in their day-to-day work, which ensures a huge element of on-the-job learning.” In addition to her role as President of the ERF and Managing Director of Strategic Placements, she is a former MD of the Noel Group and founding Director of Driving Force, Airport Staff, Total Talent and Evolut.
