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Securing Success from Start to Finish: Investigating Factors Associated with Apprenticeship Withdrawal

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Title: Securing Success from Start to Finish: Investigating Factors Associated with Apprenticeship Withdrawal
Language: English
Authors: Luke Bocock, Dawson McLean, Juan Manuel del Pozo Segura, Lillian Flemons, Jenna Julius, Maria Pia Iocco, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom)
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2026.
Availability: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 40
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: Gatsby Charitable Foundation (United Kingdom)
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Influences, Individual Characteristics, Persistence, Policy, Achievement, Employers, Salary Wage Differentials, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-916567-30-6
Abstract: The apprenticeship achievement rate has fallen markedly over the last decade from 69 percent in 2013/14 to around 53 percent in 2021/22. Although rates have improved in recent years, they remain at 61 percent in 2023/243. Whilst the benefits of an apprenticeship are not entirely dependent on completion, completing an apprenticeship -- as compared to not completing it -- has a stronger bearing on an individual's future employment, earnings and careers development. Reducing withdrawals is therefore a policy priority. This research investigates the factors associated with apprenticeship withdrawal and considers policy options for reducing withdrawals. This includes examining the effects of employer, provider, and learner characteristics on apprentices' likelihood of withdrawal. The report also considers the wage and employment benefits of completing an apprenticeship. Findings are discussed in the context of the transition from apprenticeship frameworks to occupation-focused apprenticeship standards.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679719
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The apprenticeship achievement rate has fallen markedly over the last decade from 69 percent in 2013/14 to around 53 percent in 2021/22. Although rates have improved in recent years, they remain at 61 percent in 2023/243. Whilst the benefits of an apprenticeship are not entirely dependent on completion, completing an apprenticeship -- as compared to not completing it -- has a stronger bearing on an individual's future employment, earnings and careers development. Reducing withdrawals is therefore a policy priority. This research investigates the factors associated with apprenticeship withdrawal and considers policy options for reducing withdrawals. This includes examining the effects of employer, provider, and learner characteristics on apprentices' likelihood of withdrawal. The report also considers the wage and employment benefits of completing an apprenticeship. Findings are discussed in the context of the transition from apprenticeship frameworks to occupation-focused apprenticeship standards.
ISBN:978-1-916567-30-6