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Degree apprenticeships: impact on individuals

Degree Apprentice Alumni Survey 2025

Welcome to our first apprenticeship alumni survey report.

We’re proud of the great results* that show degree apprenticeships have a real, positive impact on the lives of individuals, proving that apprenticeships launch careers and build skills.

Our alumni would recommend apprenticeships

When asked questions around recommendations in relation to their experience of their degree apprenticeship, the results were resoundingly positive:

Thumbs up pictogram with the text "93% would recommend degree apprenticeships to their peers"; mortarboard and scroll pictogram with text "88% said the effort was worth the outcome; stick man with shining head with text "94% gained personal growth and confidence"
 

Graduates on their ceremony day posing for a group photo Hear Halimah's story

Halimah's story

Nursing Associate apprentice, Halimah, shares her emotional story about the apprenticeship journey she took to realise her nursing career .

Apprentices contribute positively to their workplace

Apprenticeships boost career progression and earning potential

Text with the words "76% respondents received a promotion since starting their apprenticeship" and "85% respondents received a salary increase since starting their apprenticeship"
 

*Please note, the results quoted here are from 72 survey respondents.

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