"Degree apprenticeships" refer to a type of educational program where individuals can earn a degree while also gaining work experience in a specific field. It combines the benefits of studying for a degree with practical, on-the-job training.
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This is an exciting time of opportunity for young people of all backgrounds, with an ever - growing number of companies running apprenticeship and higher
degree apprenticeship programmes.
The new route into teaching, which will be a level six
degree apprenticeship open only to existing graduates, has been several years in the making.
However, while parents in the know have a positive impression
of Degree Apprenticeships, only 13 % have heard of them and higher education institutions need to do more to raise awareness.
This has further incentivised Higher Education to introduce more Higher and
Degree Apprenticeships with standards linked to professional body requirements.
«We are already seeing more skilled workers enter the industry — rising faster than other areas of manufacturing — and these
new degree apprenticeship schemes will provide an even brighter future in an industry that generates billions of pounds for our growing economy.»
You could learn about marketing as one of a number of business areas
on degree apprenticeships such as those run by Nestlé or Morrisons», or the BBC's business management higher apprenticeship.
Career areas
where degree apprenticeships are currently available include engineering, IT, finance, business / management and construction (eg quantity surveying).
To get onto a
business degree apprenticeship, sponsored degree or higher apprenticeship you typically need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade A * — C, including maths and English, as well as two or three A levels (or equivalent).
Parents strongly
support Degree Apprenticeships, which were launched by the government in 2015, with 61 % preferring to see their child take this route than a degree from Oxford or Cambridge university.
Some
science degree apprenticeships are new — computer science and healthcare science at Aston University and elsewhere, food science and technology at Harper Adams, biomedical science at Sheffield Hallam and Teesside, laboratory science at Hertfordshire and some chemistry courses at Warwick.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has announced plans for new
food degree apprenticeships which will combine a high quality degree and on - the - job training.
A whole range of careers, from Mechanical Engineering to Corporate Law, can now be accessed through apprenticeships and
higher degree apprenticeships.
He said two apprentices at Gateshead College had recently offered to visit their old schools to
promote degree apprenticeships, but had been turned away.
It offers the opportunity to address the shortfall, if they use their levy to fund new
nursing degree apprenticeships, which could help to ease the strain by developing new nurses and increasing retention rates.
However, the company's six -
year degree apprenticeship involves completing a bachelors degree in engineering part time while working.
Our
Manufacturing Degree Apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with the University of Bradford and Sheffield Hallam University, allows you to work towards a degree while preparing for a brilliant management career within our unique food retail business.
Widening Participation —
Degree apprenticeships increase the options for 18 + year olds and can encourage low social equity groups to engage with HE where financial commitment is a major concern.
Our
Logistics Degree Apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with the University of Bradford and Sheffield Hallam University, allows you to work towards a degree while preparing for a brilliant management career within our unique food retail business.
Our
Retail Degree Apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with the University of Bradford and Sheffield Hallam University, allows you to work towards a degree while preparing for a brilliant management career within our unique food retail business.
Businesses have worked together with universities and colleges to
design degree apprenticeships; the scheme is also backed by the government, which helps employers with the cost.
Degree apprenticeships offer students the chance to work, study and earn at the same time in subjects from biomedical engineering to digital marketing.
Plenty of discussion followed covering topics like getting graduates «work ready», TEF, plus the ins and outs
of degree apprenticeships and much more.
On an individual level, the likes of Chartered
Manager Degree Apprenticeship will give both school leavers and existing workers alike the chance to get a degree, professional accreditation and work experience to kick - start their careers in management.
Careers advisers warn that the top schemes are as competitive as elite universities — some 3,000 applicants applied recently for 80
degree apprenticeships with a multinational company.
This is the key finding of new research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which asked 1,000 parents of 16 - 21 year olds how they
valued Degree Apprenticeships and Chartered Status compared to traditional degrees.
As National Apprenticeship Week begins, QA Education works with teen magazine Future Mag to find out about the
new degree apprenticeships and how you go about getting one...
70 % of parents say
a Degree Apprenticeship is better value for money, and two thirds of parents would still prefer their child took this route even if money were no object.
This is driven by a belief that
a Degree Apprenticeship would boost employment prospects.
As part of its plan to create three million new apprentices by 2020 the Government has worked with employers to create the new range of
Degree Apprenticeships, including the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship.
81 % of parents think it would give their children a better chance of getting a job than a standalone university degree, while 83 % would consider
a Degree Apprenticeship for themselves if they were 18 again.
What's more, the training and qualifications, including
a degree apprenticeship, are paid for on the apprentice's behalf.
Some 40 per cent of leading employers plan to or already offer a digital and technology solutions professionals
degree apprenticeship, and 29 per cent plan to or already offer the chartered manager degree apprenticeship.
Skills Minister Nick Boles said: «It used to be that some careers were only an option if you went to university — we're changing that with
degree apprenticeships.
If you're after a certain employer, check the website — the likes of Rolls - Royce, GlaxoSmithKline, Boots and BAE Systems all offer
degree apprenticeships, as do professional services firms including KPMG, PwC, EY and many smaller companies too.