In some countries, the number of young people going into work-based trainings is more than those going to universities. There are different advantages and disadvantages for the increased number of young people choosing to go into trainings as opposed to formal learning centers. I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
When looking at the advantages, one of the most important things to look for is the cost. Attending schools that provide higher education costs a lot of money. This would pose a problem to a majority of people who cant afford it. For instance, a person who can not afford to pay for the university might seek loan services and this might cause economical issues. The other advantage is that work-based trainings have less requirements that need to be fulfilled inorder to apply. This will allow anyone, regardless of their educational level, to take these trainings and find work.
Coming to the disadvantages, limited job offers could be one. For example, take an individual who has attended university. This person would have a range of job opportunities as compared to one with no degree. Furthermore, people who do these work-based trainings would need to do more trainings, each specific to a job.
In conclusion, young people in some countries are leaning towards doing training that are for specific jobs than attending higher education. One advantages of this would be that this training cost less than what a university would. Another advantage is that it would require less to apply to the training than the university would. However, these work-based training are too specific and therefore would require an individual to do more than one whereas a university degree is more versatile. In my view, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.