Pathways to Professional Careers
Apprenticeships are an increasingly popular pathway to high-value professional careers, but these opportunities disproportionately benefit students from middle or higher socio-economic backgrounds. Women and ethnically diverse young people, in particular, are more likely to take up low-level apprenticeships in low-paid sectors.
Higher Level and Degree apprenticeships are proven effective at closing the earnings gap
Connecting to opportunities
To help more young people from under-represented groups succeed as professionals, Construction Youth Trust developed our innovative Pathways to Professional Careers programme, targeting 16-18-year-olds interested in exploring higher-level degree apprenticeships. Each young person is supported on a 1-2-1 basis by a dedicated coach. Through employer-led workshops, practice interviews and mock assessment centres, we help young people develop the employability skills employers are seeking so they feel prepared and confident when faced with what can be rigorous apprenticeship recruitment processes.
269
young people currently being supported on our Pathways to Professional Careers programme
85
%
of young people currently supported are from underrepresented backgrounds
87
%
of young people report improvements in professional skills such as presenting
