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Direct linkKirby, Philip – Sutton Trust, 2015
A university degree is regarded as the "gold standard" to set young people up for their future careers, but it may not be the best path for potential graduates and others. With the ever increasing debt burden faced by graduates, and a glut of graduates in the labour market, might there be another option? This report looks at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Social Mobility, Job Skills
Peer reviewedKiely, Julia A.; Ruhnke, Julia – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1998
Comparison of 38 business studies graduates in a four-year sandwich program (with one-year job placement) and 23 with a two-year diploma, one-year conversion to bachelor's program showed that sandwich graduates were more successful in job placement and salary. The conversion group were disadvantaged by lack of work experience and lower academic…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration Education, Cooperative Education
