The role of degree apprenticeships for social justice in higher education and employment

Participants in this seminar recognised the huge potential of degree apprenticeships for social equality, particularly their capacity to diversify the higher education and employer sectors and disrupt social segregation. For this potential to be fully realised, it was regarded as vital for the government to move away from its narrow social mobility focus to set meaningful social equality objectives for all stakeholders. Without clear policy design and objective-setting, there is a risk that degree apprenticeships will reinforce existing inequality and segregation.

You can read a summary of our discussion and a list of our recommendations here.