National Apprenticeship Week | Revealed: the apprenticeship barriers limiting school leavers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

More than a third (38%) of school leavers face a lack of apprenticeship opportunities in their local area, according to new research from Co-op. 

This comes as Co-op finds that two in three (68%) school leavers agree that apprenticeships are more important now than in previous years, with almost half (48%) seeing an apprenticeship as the most beneficial way of entering the world of work. 

However, despite those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds being more likely to apply for an apprenticeship (73% v 66%), many are facing barriers to accessing apprenticeships. Co-op has identified the top barriers holding back these school leavers, including: 

1. Not being able to afford to travel or move to another area where there are more apprenticeship opportunities (33%) 

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