Apprenticeships are an excellent way for people to develop management skills outside of the university structure, an expert has claimed.
Denise Taylor, career psychologist with amazingpeople.co.uk, has highlighted the fact that this form of training is well thought of by employers due to the direct applicability of the skills learnt to the job at hand.
For those looking to develop management skills in these ways, she said it is important to try and build up some experience before applying for an apprenticeship.
Ms Taylor suggested that people can put a portfolio together to show their interest in their area and that they have been actively seeking experience.
She said: "You could go along to future employers and say, 'well I've been working doing such and such, but whilst I've been there, I've set up a website for the local tennis club, I've done this for my fathers business'."
Josie Perry, marketing and communications director at the National Apprenticeship Service, recently highlighted the management skills benefits that training in the workplace can provide.
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Hardly rocket science is it? I mean if kids don't go to university, how else are they supposed to learn apart from on the job?
It would be interesting to know how many students have gone into apprenticeships vs those applying. I expect the competition to be very fierce particularly given we have a reported ca 20% youth unemployment.
You'd like to think so Vincent, although I do wonder if the malaise of many youngsters is less to do with a lack of opportunity and more to do with a lack of application and drive.