What’s more, the survey of 1,200 UK workers revealed that while nearly 40% of engineering professionals haven’t done an apprenticeship, 97% believe an apprenticeship can provide a worker with the skills needed to succeed in their career. Other key findings from the study include:

• 94% of engineering professionals think apprenticeships can be helpful for bridging the skills gap
• But 97% think more can be done to promote these schemes
• What’s more, 26.6% believe more information should be provided to students in education and 25% would like to see more businesses promoting these schemes at careers fairs.

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, comments: “It’s not overly surprising that professionals feel so strongly about the benefits of apprenticeships, especially those in the engineering sector, a very skilled industry. Not only do they provide workers with qualifications, skills and industry knowledge, they also give individuals fantastic experience, so that they’re ready to contribute to your company right away.