Surge in young Aussies ditching ‘crippling’ uni degrees for ‘easy’ route to well-paid jobs
An apprenticeship charity has seen a huge spike in applications as Aussies ditch the traditional pathway of going to university to set themselves up for the rest of their lives. With student loan debt being a serious thorn in peoples’ sides, the idea of getting paid while you learn is clearly appealing to more and more across the country.
The number of people going through Apprenticeships Are Us, which helps young people prepare for an automotive apprenticeship, has nearly doubled since the COVID pandemic. General manager, Phillip Cooksey, told Yahoo Finance people seem to be waking up to the idea that university isn’t the only route after school.
“There was a time there where universities were getting pushed and pushed and pushed,” he said.
