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  1. Why degree apprenticeships deserve your attention

    February 5, 2024

    …icy publications and punditry, let alone everything else. When it comes to degree apprenticeships, my colleagues and I have found that policy influencing involves a significant amount of myth-busting. So here are three reasons why higher and degree apprenticeships might deserve a first look, closer inspection, or further reflection. 1. The public sector workforce crisis There is an increasingly common narrative that degree apprenticeships are cann…

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  2. The importance of listening to businesses in developing degree apprenticeships

    February 6, 2020

    …the real-world experience they get from their employment. For businesses, degree apprenticeships are a cost-effective way for them to develop the skills of their existing and new workforce by channelling investment through the apprenticeship levy. In uncertain times, it is even more important for companies and universities to work closer together and meet the changing needs of employees and businesses, and University Alliance and its members have…

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  3. University Alliance shares highlights from members’ offerings during National Apprenticeships Week

    February 12, 2021

    …ment. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/technical-skills/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/anglia-ruskin-nees-story/ As we celebrate the value of apprenticeships during National Apprenticeships Week, former University of Hertfordshire degree apprentice Jake Parrott, 25, reflects on his experience working, learning and developing as a professional at Vauxhall Motors. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/technical-skills/higher-and-degree…

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  4. Delivering one of the world’s first Degree Apprenticeships in Midwifery

    July 17, 2023

    …out how her institution innovated by developing one of the country’s first degree apprenticeships in Midwifery. “Back in 2019, the University of Greenwich was one of three pilot sites selected to test the possibility of running a Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship by Health Education England. Our long-standing history of having a higher population of mature students was seen as an advantage in trailblazing the apprenticeship route into midwifery. Our…

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    Sue Lawrence

  5. Teesside University hailed for ‘outstanding’ apprenticeship provision

    March 6, 2019

    …egional economic priorities.’ Teesside offers a varied range of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships across its five Academic Schools. They provide an ‘earn as you learn’ opportunity, combining vocational work-based learning with study towards a professional qualification and are co-designed with industry to maximise the benefits for both students and employers. At the time of the inspection, Teesside University had just under 300 students enrolled o…

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  6. 2023 in review

    December 14, 2023

    …rsity at last count. Through our members’ work we have seen first-hand how degree apprenticeships benefit students and employers alike. As UCAS data now shows, degree apprenticeships are soaring in popularity. We want to ensure that provision expands to meet demand, and have delivered a number of briefings and roundtables this year that focus on tackling hidden costs and needless bureaucracy in DA delivery. We were delighted to host a private roun…

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  7. Collaboration will be key in delivering the NHS Workforce Plan

    July 5, 2023

    …keep pace with this requires the higher-level skills developed as part of degree level study. Apprenticeships are a valuable alternative providing a real opportunity to improve social mobility and encourage a wide range of learners into health and social care careers. But apprenticeships need to be well planned and supported both for employers and education providers. Delivering a successful apprenticeship takes time and investment. Unless they a…

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    Dr Denise Baker

  8. Virtual panel explores future of apprenticeships in Hertfordshire

    February 12, 2021

    …an better meet the needs of local businesses. Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, was invited to kick-start the discussion. In her opening statement, she said that the quality and breadth of apprenticeships has “never been higher”, adding that the government was working towards creating an easier, simpler and more accessible apprenticeship system for small and medium-sized enterprises. The panellists were then asked to tackle…

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  9. Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide

    November 30, 2019

    …4 and 5, between A Levels and Degree level, as well as apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships. At the same time, most FE colleges now provide higher education at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In 2018/19, 149,000 people studied higher education in a college, according to the Association of Colleges. Nine FE colleges now have degree awarding powers in their own right. The remainder work with in partnership with universities, who accredit…

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  10. Alliance universities joined by Minister for roundtable on apprenticeship and skills

    November 12, 2020

    …ssion route and our members are committed to them within our institutions. Degree Apprenticeships can be the future The group also discussed how we can work together with the Minister to strengthen opportunities available through higher-level apprenticeships. As pioneers in higher technical education, Alliance universities use their partnerships with industry to develop and deliver degree apprenticeships, which are a valuable route to widening par…

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