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Knowledge is power. That’s why we’ve created this quiz to bust some myths about apprenticeships – and about what we do at Rolls-Royce. If you’re making a decision about your future today, make sure you’ve got your facts straight.

If you answer all the questions correctly faster than anybody else, you could win a trip for you and your school friends to one of our apprentice workshops, where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at our huge, high-tech machines in action. Meet our experts and learn all about us on a tour of our Heritage Centre, too.

Question 1

Apprenticeships are for people who don’t do well at school.

a

No, you have to have really good GCSE results to do an apprenticeship

b

Yeah, it’s an easy option if you fail your exams. You don’t even have to interview

c

Actually, we accept students of all abilities, including grade A students

Question 2

Apprentices can’t become CEOs.

a

What are you on about? 1 in 5 companies have an apprentice at board level

b

Actually 51% of companies said apprentices reached senior management in 5 years or less

c

Umm both of the above, thank you very much

Question 3

A Rolls-Royce apprentice spends their days:

a

Making cups of tea for their supervisors

b

Learning engineering basics from the experts through loads of interesting hands-on tasks

c

Playing with Rex (the office dog) until home time

Question 4

University degrees are better than apprenticeships, right?

a

Absolutely not. Post A-level apprentices can get a good university degree, and earn money instead of getting into debt

b

I don’t care, I want to run away to Love Island and become a famous reality star

c

Yep, apprenticeship qualifications aren’t recognised by employers

Question 5

Apprenticeships are tailored for men.

a

Yes, 85% of apprentices are male – an apprenticeship is NOT a good option for a girl

b

No! Who runs the world? Girls! 60% of apprentices are women

c

Apprenticeships are for everyone. The gender split is about 50/50 in the UK

Question 6

All apprentices are young.

a

Yep, our apprentices are constantly channelling their inner Billie Eilish (can you believe she’s only 17?)

b

No way, last year, 41% of apprentices in England were over 25

c

Of course. We only take applications from school leavers

Question 7

Rolls-Royce is an engineering firm, right?

a

Of course – but we’re more than that, we make tech that keeps the planet running too

b

Yes, we are engineers and engineers only (we like labels)

c

No, we make fat fryers and toasty makers

Question 8

Nothing in life is ever free – least of all apprenticeships.

a

Of course you have to pay to do an apprenticeship, but that’s the price of getting qualifications

b

Yeah but we offer grants to help you pay for it (you’ll have to pay us back though)

c

Actually, not only are they free – apprentices earn money as they work and study

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Apprenticeships are for people who don’t do well at school.

Apprentices can’t become CEOs.

A Rolls-Royce apprentice spends their days:

University degrees are better than apprenticeships, right?

Apprenticeships are tailored for men.

All apprentices are young.

Rolls-Royce is an engineering firm, right?

Nothing in life is ever free – least of all apprenticeships.

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Apprenticeships are for people who don’t do well at school.

Apprentices can’t become CEOs.

A Rolls-Royce apprentice spends their days:

University degrees are better than apprenticeships, right?

Apprenticeships are tailored for men.

All apprentices are young.

Rolls-Royce is an engineering firm, right?

Nothing in life is ever free – least of all apprenticeships.

Register to win

Your data

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& Win first prize