Opinion

Level 7 apprenticeships are making architecture more inclusive – why cut their funding?

By , and 2025-06-30T05:00:00

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As funding for over-21s on Level 7 architectural apprenticeships faces the axe, a practice director, an associate and a recent graduate explain why the route matters – and what its loss would mean for the future of the profession

The government’s decision to withdraw funding for over-21s on Level 7 architectural apprenticeships is a serious blow to one of the profession’s most effective and inclusive training routes.

It’s not just Level 7 architecture apprenticeships that are under threat, it’s the progress towards a more diverse and resilient profession that they have enabled.

Walk into many architecture studios today and you’ll still see a profession that remains stubbornly undiverse: male, white and, often, privileged.

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