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Purpose
– Considers the new Trailblazer apprenticeships being offered by Barclays and Santander.
Design/methodology/approach
– Examines the reasons for the programs and the results they are expected to achieve.
Findings
– Explains that the three-year Trailblazer qualification enables young people to achieve the sixth-level apprenticeship, equivalent to a university degree.
Practical implications
– Demonstrates the wide range of career options open to successful candidates.
Social implications
– Highlights a useful route into training and employment for young people, some of whom have spurned conventional higher education and training.
Originality/value
– Shows how two banks are implementing the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme.
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2015
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