Degree Level Apprenticeships Mark Rayner Degree Apprenticeships Development

Degree Level Apprenticeships Mark Rayner Degree Apprenticeships Development Manager Directorate of Education and Employer Partnerships

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) “Sheffield Hallam is an innovative and responsive university committed to the belief that high quality inspirational teaching and applied research can transform individuals, organisations and communities” • UK's third largest university with c 32, 000 students and 4, 421 staff • Around 27, 000 undergraduate and 7, 700 postgraduate students • Around 4, 250 international students from 119 countries

Presentation Overview • Why are SHU engaging in higher and degree apprenticeships? • What have we developed so far? • How have we developed systems and processes and engaged staff? • So what has happened? • Some reflections on ongoing challenges for HEI’s

Why? Benefits for SHU Why should we get involved? • It’s what we do i. e. development of young people and upskilling of existing workforce. • Strengthens our employer links and enriches core curriculum. • Diversification of income and revitalisation of parttime market. • Maintain and grow market position increase income for existing provision. • Market growth in core sectors • New product development

Why? Regional devolution and economic growth driven by higher level skills

What? Aligning our provision with employer needs • We have focused our developments on sectors and occupations with high skill shortages, specifically: • Health • Engineering • Construction • Digital • Professional services and management

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Employment (2003=100) Digital Particularly fast-moving in YH region, and apprenticeships beginning to play key role 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 • 38, 581 jobs across the Yorkshire and the Humber region, lower profile than nationally, and spread across 7, 881 establishments fast, even through the recession – 52. 4 per cent projected growth 20072022, much faster than nationally (34. 1%) • Highly skilled and highly paid, with average earnings £ 41, 114, near national average • Apprenticeships have shorter history in a relatively new, emerging sector – but already nearly 19 per cent of establishments offer them, and 37. 8% plan to do so % of industry establishments, UK, 2014 • Growing Great Britain Yorkshire and the Humber 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Currently offer Yes Source: Emsi data for 2015 and Employer Perspectives Survey 2014 (n=492) data using Emsi digital sector definition. Dotted line denotes projection. Plan to offer No

What? Programmes for September 16/17 Degree Apprenticeships • Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeships • Digital Degree Apprenticeships • Software Engineer, IT Consultant, IT Business Analyst • Cyber Security Analyst, Data Analyst, Network Engineer • • Construction Project Management* Quantity Surveying* Higher Apprenticeships • Facilities Management • Engineering- Materials, Electrical, Electronic, Rail and Aerospace • Assistant Healthcare Practitioner *subject to Trailblazer standard being signed off

Admissions SFA and ILR Registration Enrolment Contracting Subcontracting Teaching and Assessment monitoring Assessment Journey Work based learning Invoicing Quality Assurance Monthly SFA returns and funding draw down Student Support Completion Business Development/Sales During Before How? Developing Systems and Processes Apprenticeship Completion (internal and external regs) End point assessment SFA completion on reporting Graduation

How? SHU Work Based Learning Framework Programme Development teams map the Apprenticeship Standard to a new programme. Development teams use the Programmes Learning Outcomes of WBLF. Developing a SHU Apprenticeship Ethos SHU Development Team supported with central guidance Programme team map provision to WBLF and HDA standard Programme Approval SHU Standing Panel (meets 10 times per year) approves programme cognisant of both QAA and HDA standard Built in SHU Student Information System as HDA provision

So What?

National Impact- Employer Engagement

Employer/Employee Impact JCB ‘Feedback from our line managers is overwhelmingly positive on the attitude and abilities of our apprentices’. Miles Pixley, General Manager ‘Apprenticeships are about gaining qualifications while working for a company which pays you to do so. They are about developing skills to work with people to achieve success within a business, to gain experience of how industry works and to start a career’. Daisy Coombes, JCB Apprentice

Challenges for HEIs

Challenges for HEI’s Engagement • Learner Supply • Employer Demand • Business development/Sales • Staff engagement • Capacity and capability to respond • New business versus ‘cannibalisation’ Systems and Processes • Incompatible systems and processes • SFA funding rules • Apprenticeship Levy uncertainty • Quality arrangements uncertainty • Trailblazer ‘bottlenecks’

Challenges- Employer Knowledge of HDA’s 250 221 200 150 110 100 50 22 4 0 Aware of them but never used them Don't know anything about it Had apprentices in the past Negative experience Had apprentices in the past Positive experience

Adaptability is key!

Why we do all this. . .

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