Which condition does the author attach to the use of the name 'apprenticeship'?
Parents and teachers have long steered the brightest pupils towards university, as if a degree were the only respectable destination. The result has been to treat apprenticeships as a second choice. This is a mistake for the pupils, many of whom would learn more, and earn while they learn, in a good apprenticeship. It is also a mistake for the economy, which needs skills that universities do not supply. But the answer is not to swing the other way and to oversell apprenticeships, some of which are poor, offering low pay and narrow training. What is needed is information that lets young people compare their real prospects in each route, together with a guarantee that any course carrying the name of an apprenticeship meets a clear standard.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: E. The course must meet a clear standard so that poor courses do not trade on the name
- Step 1: The final sentence calls for a guarantee that any course carrying the name meets a clear standard.
- Step 2: That prevents poor courses from using it.
Answer
The course must meet a clear standard so that poor courses do not trade on the name.
Why not the others: Length, university approval, graduate-only entry and higher pay are not conditions.
Practise more Careers.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed LNAT mock tests.