While in some countries more young people prefer continuing their studies in a university, others state that an enrollment in work-based training is generally a better choice. I believe that advantages of attending work-based training does not fully outweigh the disadvantages.
By attending work-based trainings, young people can get to an employment. Nowadays, some Bachelor programs could take up to 4 years of studying without the ability to work full-time due to the immense amount of academic work required to graduate. This often leads to students being financially dependant on their parents. In contrast, work-oriented trainings usually take less time, while also giving the possibility to learn by practicing, which leads to a faster employment. For instance, a person which chose continuing their studies in work-based trainings, could already be employed after 2 years, instead of traditional 3 or 4 years for university graduates.
On the other hand, work-based trainings may not provide strong academic background required to get to work in some areas. Work-based education is often focused on practice, instead of theory. Working in some fields, such as medicine or engineering, asks for deep knowledge of fundamentals of physics, maths or biology. However, studies in work-based training do not provide these fundamentals. For example, a student, finishing engineering work-based courses, may be declined in employment for some particular role due to their lack of academic profile.
In conclusion, some students may choose work-based courses instead of the traditional tertiary education due to some factors. Although attending work-oriented trainings could lead to working faster, work in some fields might ask for deep knowledge of theory, which is available in universities.