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Jason Holt, Chief Executive, Holts Group of Companies

Andy Forbes, Head of Development at the Lifelong Education Commission and Apprenticeship Champion for UCAS

Successfully completing an apprenticeship is a real achievement.

A new report from UCAS and the Sutton Trust seeks to understand the choices and barriers faced by learners in the apprenticeship journey.

Find out the key info about apprenticeships, including what they are, how they work, and more.

At UCAS we want to use the knowledge we’ve learned from over 30 years of supporting students, helping you promote your apprenticeship opportunities effectively.

Apprenticeships vary depending on where you are in the UK.

Apprenticeships are a great route to get into your chosen career, and they're open to everyone over the age of 16.

Rosie Brown is a chartered management degree apprentice at BT with a passion for sustainability, who has wanted to do an apprenticeship since she was in Year 9. Here, Rosie speaks to us about her journey, researching your options, and making friends.

Instead of taking A levels after school, Santina started her Level 3 apprenticeship at civil engineering company, Arup, aged 16. Here she speaks about her experience, including why she chose an apprenticeship, what makes a good apprentice, and how she manages working and studying at the same time.

We spoke to Hannah Rashidi, a Chartered Management Degree Apprentice at BT who knew she wanted to do an apprenticeship since secondary school. Here, she talks about how she made the decision, making friends, and her advice to future apprentices.

We spoke to Sofia Mumtaz who is doing a Level 3 digital marketing apprenticeship at Google.

Meet Grace, a data science degree apprentice who joined IBM when she was 18.

Rumaysah Khan is currently doing a Level 7 Solicitor Degree Apprenticeship with law firm Eversheds Sutherland, in London.

Every year, UCAS supports 1.5 million students to explore entering higher education, employment and apprenticeships.

If you're undecided about uni or your plans have changed, there are other options after secondary education, such as apprenticeships, gap years, overseas study, and more. This page explains university alternatives.

Going to uni or doing an apprenticeship isn’t right for everybody. When researching post-16 plans, it’s important your child weighs up all their options to make the right decision for them in the long-term.

Promote your apprenticeship, internship, placement, and graduate vacancies on ucas.com

Design engineer Adam chose to take an apprenticeship over university. Here he explains his role, how he juggled work with studying and why he's glad he took the apprenticeship path.

Help Year 12 and Year 13 students think about higher education choices, including university or apprenticeships, with this useful presentation.