This is mostly the system we have in Switzerland. Only around 20% of teens go directly from school to an university. The rest makes a three or four year long a

This is mostly the system we have in Switzerland. Only around 20% of teens go directly from school to an university. The rest makes a three or four year long apprenticeship, starting at age 15-16. Apprentices get compensated in the range of 500 to 2000 chf per month. You can combine the apprenticeship with a secondary education that allows you to go to universities of applied science to study engineering, computer science or whatever it is you are interested in. So most Swiss with a tertiary education got some practical experience before they stated their tertiary education.