“One, in five adult learners is aged 45 to 59, nearly one in eight apprenticeship starts are by those aged over 45 and nearly half of community learning learners are aged 45 or over.
Glen Hibbert was 47 when he began his journey to an apprentice position at Hiteishee Ltd as a first line support engineer.
Securing a qualification through the Cisco Networking Academy, a free training programme offered by 5E and 300 other education institutions in the UK, he is now looking to change his role, and is undertaking a Level 4 Diploma in ICT Professionals Systems & Principles to help him excel in his career”
Evening Standard, 24th June 2014