More than half of employers (53 per cent) rate vocational qualifications as more valuable than academic ones, a survey of businesses has discovered.
Meanwhile, 72 per cent of the 1,005 small, medium and larges enterprises questioned said that vocational qualifications were “essential” for improving the skills of young people, and 84 per cent believe that children must be exposed to the world of work while they are still at school.
The research has been conducted by Edelman Berland on behalf of the vocational education foundation Edge and awarding body City & Guilds.
Employers in the study came from a range of industry sectors including engineering, manufacturing, digital and health and social care, and all the respondents had responsibility for recruiting in their organisations.
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