Growing Higher Apprenticeships Welcome Higher Apprenticeships Keith Smith

Growing Higher Apprenticeships Welcome

Higher Apprenticeships Keith Smith Director of Funding and Programmes Skills Funding Agency

“The Government’s ambition is for it to become the norm for young people to achieve their career goals by going into an Apprenticeship or to university to – in the case of some Higher Apprenticeships – doing both. ” Vince Cable Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Apprenticeship Starts 16 -23 4, 000 3, 500 3, 000 2, 500 2, 000 1, 500 1, 000 500 0 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Higher Apprenticeships Vacancies Registered Online The number of Higher Apprenticeship vacancies by academic year 2000 1800 Number of Vacancies 1600 1400 1200 Total Year 1000 1 st Quarter 800 600 400 200 0 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 Academic Year 2013/14 2014/15*

2013/14 Apprenticeships Starts by Sector Subject Area Building Hospitality and Engineering Public Agriculture Services Other Service Enterprises Construction [CATEGORYCatering 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% NAME] Administration [PERCENTAGE] 6% ICT Practitioners 7% Health and Social Care 38% Accounting and Finance 17% Business Management 24% 'Other' includes: - Media and Communication - Law and Legal Services - Marketing and Sales - Warehousing and Distribution - Other Engineering - Retailing and Wholesaling - Mathematics and Statistics

Engineering: Skills Gaps Engineering UK 2015 ‘The State of Engineering Report’ Engineering sector needs: • Either a doubling of the number of engineering graduates or • A 50% increase in the number of STEM and non-STEM graduates who are known to enter engineering occupations and • A two-fold increase in the number of Advanced Apprenticeship achievements in engineering and manufacturing technology, construction planning and the built environment, and information and communications technologies.

2015/2016 - New Landscape The opportunities for HEIs to lead higher apprenticeships delivery have never been so great : • £ 10 m fund for HEI delivery • New Level 5 and 6 apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships in development for 15/16 • Development of a new simplified model for funding • Flexibilities for HEIs joining Agency’s Register of Training Organisations • Collaboration with Ofqual and QAA on a quality framework • University Apprenticeship Ambassador network

Questions keith. smith@sfa. bis. gov. uk

Higher Apprenticeships Current and Future 29 January 2015 Rebecca Rhodes Head of Apprenticeship Funding Policy & Programmes

Higher Apprenticeship Starts by Age 2013/14 740 2617 16 -18 2012/13 563 2113 5860 19 -23 24+ 7115

HEI Delivery Network • Most higher apprenticeships delivery is through colleges • Only 3 Universities appear to be lead contractors • Few listed on the Register of Training Organisations • Some HEIs have an Adult Skills Budget: • but are not delivering Higher Apprenticeships • And with qualifications that would contribute • We want to encourage more HEIs to • Expand their HEI Delivery to new curriculum areas • Take on the lead provider role, engaging directly with employers

Higher Apprenticeships: Levels L 4 to 7 Current: Frameworks Live = 48 (16 Foundation/Degree) Current & Future: Standards Degree Apprenticeships Live & In Development Live = 7 Development = 1

Apprenticeships Reform Standards and Degree Apprenticeships • • Designed by employers for one occupation Replace existing frameworks (date TBC) Clear and concise, written by employers on 2 pages Minimum duration 12 months May include qualifications – not prescriptive on content Synoptic end-point assessment mandatory Graded for the first time Employers and providers will decide on the content of provision delivered unless any mandatory elements are specified.

Degree Apprenticeships Digital Degree Apprenticeship • Announced on 26 th November • Fully integrated bachelor or masters degree • employment &training to meet the apprenticeship standard • Developed in partnership • Funded by employer and government - no student loan • New industry-backed qualifications • Technology Solutions Professional, level 6 Fully integrated degree : academic learning and on-the-job practical training. • Roundtables underway: Chartered Surveyors Electronic Engineering

Updating Existing Frameworks Development has ceased for frameworks or pathways. However, qualifications in a framework can be updated where there is a new 'Awarding Organisation' offering the same content / qualification. HEI reviews relevant apprenticeship available frameworks for the sector subject/occupation at the Apprenticeships Online Website: http: //www. afo. sscalliance. org/developaframework/login. cfm HEI identifies a framework with a content and qualification which matches their existing HE qualification offer HEI sources the framework Issuing Authority (within the framework documentation Evidence of employer demand exists as rationale for an application to include an additional qualification into the framework HEI contacts appropriate Issuing Authority and follows the 'development framework' instructions on the Apprenticeship Framework Online website : http: //www. afo. sscalliance. org/developaframework/login. cfm Contact Agency if further support or issue resolution is needed : Jon Cunningham jonathan. cunningham. sfa. bis. gov. uk Barbara Watts barbara. watts@sfa. bis. gov. uk

Apprenticeships Standards Phase 1 • 8 employer groups • 20 standards and 13 assessment plans published • Starts in 14/15 Phase 2 • 29 groups Phase 3 • 37 groups announced Oct 14 • 31 standards, now developing assessment plans • Potential starts in 14/15 Ongoing rounds of development thereafter • 76 more standards being developed • Prioritised from 100+ EOIs

Apprenticeship Frameworks and Standards Available for Delivery A high proportion of published new standards (nearly 40%) are Higher apprenticeships

Higher Apprenticeship Frameworks Level 4 • Accounting • Advanced Manufacturing Engineering • Advertising and Marketing Communications • Agricultre • Banking • Broadcast Production • Business and Professional Adminstration • Construction Management • Contact Centre Operations Management • Digital Learning Design • Engineering Environmental Technologies • Facilities Management • Fashion and Textiles: Technical • Hospitality Management • Information Security • Insurance • Interactive Design and Development • IT, Software, Web and Telecoms Professionals • Legal Services • Life Science and Chemical Science Professionals • Management • Mineral Products Technology • Power Engineering • Professional Development for Work Based Learning Practitioners • Professional Services • Project Management • Public Relations • Recruitment • Retail Management • Social Media and Digital Marketing • Sustainable Resource Operations Management • The Water Industry All higher apprenticeship frameworks can be found on the Apprenitceship Frameworks Online (AFO) website: www. afo. sscalliance. org

Higher Apprenticeship Frameworks Level 5 & 6 Level 5 • Business Innovation and Growth • Care Leadership and Management • Construction Management • Criminal Investigation • Express Logistics • Facilities Management • Health (Assistant Practitioner) • Humna Resource Management • Life Science and Chemical Science Professionals • Management • Mineral Products Technology • Professional Development for Work Based Learning Pracitioners • Supply Chain Management Level 6 • Broadcast Technology • Construction Management • Professional Aviation Pilot Practice All higher apprenticeship frameworks can be found on the Apprenitceship Frameworks Online (AFO) website: www. afo. sscalliance. org

Higher Apprenticeship Standards Level 4 • Digital Industries – Network Engineer • Digital Industries – Software Developer Level 6 • • • Automotive - Control / Technical Support Engineering Automotive - Electrical / Electronic Technical Support Engineering Automotive - Manufacturing Engineering Automotive - Produce Design and Development Engineer Financial Services - Relationship Manager (Banking) Apprenticeship Standards can be found on the GOV. UK website: https: //www. gov. uk/government/collections/apprenticeshipstandards

Apprenticeship Frameworks and Standards : Awaiting Approval or In Development

Published Higher Apprenticeship Standards Awaiting Approval Level 4 • • • Accountancy – Professional Accounting Technician Actuarial – Acturial Technician Conveyancing – Conveyancing Technician Contruction – Construction Technician Dental Health – Dental Practice Manager Digital Industries – Cyber Intrusion Analyst Digitial Industries – Digital Media Technology Practitioner Digital Industries – Software Tester Digital Industries – Data Analyst Digital Industries – Unified communications Trouble Shooter Hospitality & Travel – Senior Culinary Arts Chef

Published Higher Apprenticeship Standards Awaiting Approval Level 5 • Dental Health – Dental Lab Technician • Financial Services – Senior Paraplanner Level 6 • • Conveyancing – Licenced Conveyancer Construction – Building services engineering site management Construction – Construction quantity surveyor Construction – Civil Engineering site management Construction - Construction Site Management Construction – Construction design Management Law – Chartered Legal Excecutive Level 7 • Accountancy – Professional Accountant • Law - Solicitor

Higher Apprenticeship Standards In Development Level 4 – (20) • Commercial Professional • Further Education Teacher • Management Consultant Nuclear Welding Inspection Technician • Rail Engineering Advanced Technician • Passenger Transport Manager • Welder • Aircraft Certifying Engineer • Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer • Aerospace Software Developer • Dental Hygiene Therapist • Dental Laboratory Manager • Senior Early Years Practitioner • Investment Operations • Paraplanner • Head Greenkeeper/Golf Course Manager • Hospitality and Travel Manager • Senior Housing Manager • Senior Journalist • Retail Manager • Further Education • Qualified Teacher • Healthcare Assistant Practitioner • HR Advisor • Early Years Centre Leader • Senior Paraplanner Level 5 - 7 • Senior Journalist • Further Education Graduate Level 6 - 3 Lecturer • Chartered Surveyor • Technology Solutions Professional Level 7 - 4 • Advanced Systems Engineer • Electronic Systems Technician • HR Director/Consultant • Outside Broadcast Engineer

Trailblazer Apprenticeships 2014/2015: Funding Model

Trailblazer Funding Model Trial 2014/15 • All apprenticeship standards will be allocated into one of the five funding cap bands when they are approved for delivery. • Employers will select a lead provider to coordinate their training and assessment delivery • Employers will agree a price for their delivery with their chosen providers. • Providers can include many of the services they offer as part of their price • Government will pay £ 2 for every £ 1 of this price invested by an employer up to the cap for the standard. • Employer Incentive Payments are paid: • for 16 -18 year old - 50% at 3 months and 50% at 12 months • For small businesses – 100% at 3 months • For completion - at the end of the Apprenticeship

Funding Model for Trailblazers Maximum Core Government contribution (£ 2 for every £ 1 from employer) Cap 2 Cap 3 Cap 4 Cap 5 £ 2, 000 £ 3, 000 £ 6, 000 £ 8, 000 £ 1000 £ 1, 500 £ 3, 000 £ 4, 000 £ 9, 000 Recruiting a 16 -18 year old £ 600 £ 900 £ 1, 800 £ 2, 400 £ 5, 400 For a small business (<50) £ 500 £ 900 £ 1, 200 £ 2, 700 For successful completion £ 500 £ 900 £ 1, 200 £ 2, 700 £ 3, 600 £ 4, 900 £ 9, 600 £ 12, 800 £ 28, 800 Employer contribution if the maximum cap is claimed Additional incentive payments Cap 1 Maximum total Government contribution

Questions rebecca. rhodes@sfa. bis. gov. uk

Higher Apprenticeships in Practice Working in Partnership With Employers

Roundtable Session 1+2 1. 2. 3. 4. Partnerships with Higher Education Benefits and wider opportunities for HEIs Delivery challenges and how these were resolved How relationships and programmes have changed/developed over time 5. Future plans Barclays Bank BAE Systems JCB MBDA Whitbread Fairfield Control Systems Anglia Ruskin University Sheffield Hallam University Staffordshire University of Hertfordshire University of Derby University of Bolton Staffordshire University

Roundtable Session 3 1. Why have you not engaged previously? 2. What are the main challenges to HEI engagement? 3. What is the priority challenge to address now? Barclays Bank Anglia Ruskin University BAE Systems Sheffield Hallam University JCB Staffordshire University MBDA University of Hertfordshire Whitbread University of Derby Fairfield Control Systems University of Bolton Staffordshire University

Getting Ready for Delivery Jos Parsons, Principal Officer. Ofsted Ian Welch, Assistant Director. QAA Julie Farmer, Assistant Director. QAA Jon Cunningham, Funding Policy Manager , SFA Carolyn Savage, Head of Consumer Services Partnerships

OFSTED and QAA and Higher apprenticeships

QAA What do we do? • We aim to enhance the quality and secure the standards of UK higher education wherever delivered in order to maintain public confidence How? • We conduct evidence based external reviews of Higher Education providers and report our findings publicly

QAA Against what criteria? Quality Code Subject benchmark statements Foundation Degree characteristics Thematic element: 2015 -16: Student Employability, and Digital Literacy.

Ofsted What do we do? 1 § Ofsted inspects and reports on the quality of all further education and training funded by the Skills Funding Agency and the Education Funding Agency § § Inspection are carried out against the Common Inspection Framework: § Inspection seeks to raise quality and standards in education and training, drive improvement and hold providers accountable for their public funding § Inspections assesses the quality of training provision through gathering evidence from providers, learners, employers and other users as well as using destination and performance data Key judgements are: outcomes for learners, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and the effectiveness of leadership and management

Ofsted What do we do? 2 § Inspection covers further education and training provision provided by further education colleges, independent training providers, community learning and skills providers and HEIs § This training includes all apprenticeships funded by the Skills Funding Agency (including Higher Apprenticeships) § Ofsted also carried out thematic surveys on a range of subjects, for example its survey on the Quality of Apprenticeships § Ofsted also inspects initial teacher education in 83 HEIs in a similar way

Ofsted and QAA § Ofsted and QAA are experienced in working alongside each other in both FE Colleges and HEIs, quality assuring in their areas of respective responsibility where both further education and higher education are funded and collocated

Where do we do it? HEIs and FECs that offer HE

Proportion of HE delivered in FECs against HEIs

Key considerations • How many frameworks contain both ‘FE’ and ‘HE’ qualifications? • What subjects are they in? • Which HEPs are offering them? How might provision therefore be distributed? • What is the significance of the possible delivery models? • Who is best placed to quality assure Higher Apprenticeships? • Against what criteria? • What approach is most appropriate to assure the quality of the integration of workplace learning with the achievement of formal qualifications?

Key considerations 2 § Which body will be funding these Higher Apprenticeships? § Which bodies have experience in quality assurance of apprenticeships and work-based training? § How will learners and employers, the users of apprenticeship training, be consulted? § How will learners’ and employers’ views be taken into account as part of quality assurance?

Proposal • Focussed OFSTED/QAA meetings to examine issues and develop a plan • Consultation with HE sector to identify options and preferences • Development of plan alongside sector

Higher Apprenticeship Funding Skills Funding Agency Date 29 th January 2015 Jon Cunningham Apprenticeship Funding Policy Manager

• How higher apprenticeships are funded now • Funding for HE qualifications in Higher Apprenticeships • £ 10 m – what it funds and a new HE funding model • Data • Procurement opportunity • Questions – plenary session

The current funding picture for Higher Apprenticeships • Qualifications that make up Higher Apprenticeships can be FE, HE or a combination of the two. • Where FE qualifications are included then these are funded in accordance with existing national “rates”. • The rate is fully funded for 16 -18 year olds and is co-funded for learners at 19+ (the rate is reduced for learners aged over 24 and for large companies). • Funding is either paid on a standard Agency profile or on actual delivery depending on provider type. HEIs receive profile payments. • Additional learner support – included as part of the allocation but can make a case for additional resource based on learner needs.

Examples of current funding Higher Apprenticeship Accounting Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Broadcasting Technology Qual SFA Only (no Level HE) 4 4 6 SFA only possible but Part SFA but with optional with a required HE element HE Only X X SFA Minimum SFA Maximum (based on fully funded 19 -23 rate) £ 3, 915 £ 4, 971 £ 8, 853 £ 13, 082 £ -

Current Funding for HE Qualifications in Higher Apprenticeships • Recognition of differences between FE and HE funding systems • Process • Need to establish a maximum “price” (rate) for HE qualifications • Use HEI fees/employer charges as a proxy for an FE national rate. • Complexity due to different “price” for the same course depending on HEI and mix of FE and HE methods for calculating a funding value. • HEI prices – variable and can form part of negotiation with employers • SFA operates as one funding source but via different funding models • Further work to simplify the system

2015 -16 what does the £ 10 Million buy? • £ 10 million is ring fenced to fund HE Qualifications within Higher Apprenticeships for starts between April 2015 and end of March 2016 • HE qualifications from Level 4 through to Level 7 • Supports delivery – not development activity • Agency commitment to fund learner starts through to the end of learning programme and FE funding to support other elements of Apprenticeship if required. • 3 or 4 opportunities per year to make a case for growth in allocation. • Funding supports starts and on programme payments through to end of March 2016.

New Higher Apprenticeships funding model • Simplified integrated model – some features of the Trailblazer model. • Trailblazer model (or successor) will gradually replace this model but for next couple of years the bulk of starts will be Frameworks. • Introduced from August 2015 for new starts. • Based on a system of 9 capped Bands into which all Frameworks are allocated (next slide gives possible examples). • Agency will review rate assumptions/calculations before publication. • Employer contribution set at 50% for 19+ learners 19 (16 -18 fully funded). • No learner contribution. • Transparency for employers and other partners. • As now delivery can be a continuum from all in house through to sub contracted.

Draft values for New Higher Apprenticeships funding model Proposed Higher Apprenticeships Band / Rate Bottom of Band Rate / Top of Band 1 3000 2 Assumed Employer Contribution 16 -18 19 -23 24+ 0 0 1500 1200 5000 3000 0 2500 2000 3 6000 5000 0 3000 2400 4 7500 6000 0 3750 3000 5 9500 7500 0 4750 3800 6 11500 9500 0 5750 4600 7 13500 11500 0 6750 5400 8 16500 13500 0 8250 6600 9 18000 16500 9000

Allocations process and payments • Funding will be allocated based on negotiation with HEI • HEI with existing Agency contract receive an amendment to their existing allocation – ring fenced for delivery of HE within Higher Apprenticeships. • New HEIs will receive negotiated allocation via a Grant Funding Agreement – an Annex details the provision that is being funded and the allocation value. • The remainder of the agreement covers the terms and conditions of the grant offer. • Payment is in line with standard Agency profile payment. • Data returns used to check performance.

Data • Critical for Agency to have up to date data on performance • Options for data returns • Individual learner record (ILR) – monthly return to SFA. • NB 16 -18 learners must have an ILR return • Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) return can be used but HEI is then also required to • • • return a monthly high level report to SFA make Funding Claims 3 times per year. Allocations will be performance managed based on data returns – in year changes to allocation values • Reconciled against actual delivery at year end. • Return of allocated funds at year end if actual delivery below allocated funding value.

Recruitment for Higher Apprenticeships Carolyn Savage Head of Consumer Services Partnerships 29 January 2015

Apprenticeship Recruitment q Apprenticeship vacancies/Find an Apprenticeship q Recruitment website on gov. uk q Candidates search, register and apply on line q Employers advertise their vacancies

Apprenticeship Recruitment q Up to 25, 000 vacancies at any one time q Last year 136, 000 vacancies and 1. 7 million applications q Of which 1, 792 were Higher Apprenticeship vacancies with 8, 660 applications q Need to attract higher calibre applications

UCAS developments and opportunities q Project to explore how year 12 might apply for a Higher Apprenticeship through the UCAS portal q BIS/UCAS/SFA project group q Links to Apprenticeship vacancies/ Find an Apprenticeship q Opportunity to grow market for Higher Apprenticeships q UCAS year 12 Careers roadshow

Any Questions? Carolyn. savage@sfa. bis. gov. uk

Higher Apprenticeship Procurement Skills Funding Agency Date 29 th January 2015 Jon Cunningham Apprenticeship Funding Policy Manager

Procurement • Why move to procurement? • • encourage more HEIs to deliver Higher Apprenticeships create a growing network of HEIs to support long term expansion in Higher Apprenticeships avoid restricting growth – 40% of new standards are at level 4 and above raise standards by improving the capacity and capability of delivery networks – HEI expertise drive to simplify and integrate delivery by bringing HEI firmly within the apprenticeship delivery network HEI responsible for the whole of Apprenticeship delivery contributes to the expansion of higher level skills delivery more broadly.

Want to engage those organisations who are… On the current HEFCE register and: • in receipt of direct public grants for HE • HEIs including institutes of the University of London • have the right to award one or more types of UK degree. • and have had no material concerns raised as part of the HEFCE process of financial risk assessment • Because these will have access to…. .

Register of Training Organisations • • Agency will invite HEIs (subject to institution status and financial risk criteria ) to automatically join our Register of Training Organisations. Specifically gives access to deliver higher apprenticeships only. The publication of the Register will reflect this. Delivery outside higher apprenticeships, or access for organisations outside the HEI criteria will continue to require a full ROTO application.

Timescales • • • Launch – February 12 th. Provider briefings 16 th / 19 th Feb. Open for 30 days. Specification will detail the criteria Contracts issued to successful candidates within about 2 months of launch (April/May) • Delivery can commence once Grant Funding agreement is signed

Panel Questions

For enquiries and information please email: higherapprenticeships@sfa. bis. gov. uk Resources

Resources (3) SFA For enquiries and information please email: higherapprenticeships@sfa. bis. gov. uk For information on Higher Apprenticeships: to follow – new webpage under development Standards : https: //www. gov. uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards Funding Rules for apprenticeship Trailblazer Standards are published on gov. uk at: https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-rules

Resources (1) • HEFCE - Catalyst Fund • £ 45 million each year – rolling applications. • Themes – • • Student Engagement Enhancement of learning and teaching Student participation and success Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects Research Knowledge exchange Leadership, Governance and Management • Contact your HEFCE institutional team in the first instance.

Resources (2) UVAC • Work with SFA, BIS, Ao. C and AELP to support Trailblazers work with providers, including HEI’s. • Commissioned by HEFCE: • Briefings on the Apprenticeship agenda for HEIs, partner FECs and independent providers • Papers on key aspects of the Apprenticeship ‘system’ to support HEIs and partners • Identifying and promoting good practice case studies • Supporting HEIs and partners to work with the Trailblazers and support Apprenticeship delivery (frameworks and standards) For more information please contact Adrian Anderson a. anderson@bolton. ac. uk