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Innovation and Research: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of apprenticeships as pathways into (a) research and (b) innovation careers.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
14 Apr 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of apprenticeships as pathways into (a) research and (b) innovation careers.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    There are a number of apprenticeships to support careers in research and innovation, including the level 6 product design and development engineer and level 6 materials science technologist.Apprenticeships deliver strong outcomes and high satisfaction rat...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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