In some countries there are more young people choosing to enrol in work-based training instead of attending university. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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of whether the advantages of work-based training over attending
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outweigh the disadvantages is subjective and can vary depending on the specific context and individual circumstances.
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, I can provide you with some general advantages and disadvantages to consider. On the one hand, apprenticeship
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the individual the practical skills development, the person will have the opportunity to deal with the real issues of
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to deal with it. Formore,
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vocational training, allows the person to immediate entry into the workforce,
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earning an income and rise the spirit of responsibility very early.
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, some students do not have money to support their
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vocational training, is an opportunity to reduce
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burden.
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the other hand, when the student
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to first gain some practice experience
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that probably will have limited theoretical knowledge, and, unfortunately some companies give more value to the candidates that can demonstrate that have some certificate. So
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circumstance can put a person in a position of less academic recognition.
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, the decision
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or not
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in work-based training
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to go to
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university
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the student to student, and more than
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depends on their plans for
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and their capacity to support the
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. For some individuals
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vocational training can be a chance to see if they really want to specialise in
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area or not, and for others that can support the cost with the
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and have sure about their course, the best thing is
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to
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in order to gain theoretical knowledge.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • work-based training
  • enrol
  • university
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • practical skills
  • experience
  • workforce
  • employment
  • earnings
  • opportunities
  • further education
  • theoretical knowledge
  • career options
  • exploitation
  • balance
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