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Will apprenticeships work?

5 Live listeners talk to Nicky Campbell.

Keir Starmer's speech to the Labour conference yesterday said the government would scrap the target of 50% of young people going to university.

A new target instead: two-thirds going to university or further education OR joining a "gold standard apprenticeship".

Nicky Campbell spoke to 5 live listeners including concerned parents, those already in a trade, and university graduates, to answer the question: Will apprenticeships work?

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