Delivering our priorities for Apprenticeships
Progress and Positioning of Higher Apprenticeships
Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Vision and Ambition
• Higher Apprenticeship Fund - £25 million programme of targeted support
– New collaborations – 30 ambitious sector led partnerships
– 10,000 additional Higher Apprenticeship starts – 23,000 starts promised
– New products – 45 frameworks approved or in development
– Employer and learner engagement
– Increased capacity to deliver
– A new family of Apprenticeships
2 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress A Definition
“Higher Apprenticeships are national work-based programmes based on employer need that enable individuals in employment to develop the technical knowledge and competence to perform a defined job role. As such, a Higher Apprenticeship is not just a learning programme, but an approach to workforce development and enhancing business performance”.
Professor Joy Carter, Chair of UVAC and HE Champion for Higher Apprenticeships and Ian Ferguson, CBE, Chairman of
Trustees, Metaswitch Networks and Employer Champion for Higher Apprenticeships IN Developing Quality Higher
Apprenticeship Frameworks for England, April 2013
3 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Recognition
• A Higher Apprenticeship is a recognised learning framework at:
– Level 4 (Certificate of Higher Education)
– Level 5 (Foundation Degree)
– Level 6 (Bachelor’s Degree)
– Level 7 (Master’s Degree)
4 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Policy Drivers
• Higher Apprenticeships have cross party and high level, Ministerial, support
• Delivering the higher level skills critical to the economy
• Renaissance in Apprenticeships and Apprenticeship brand
• Supporting social mobility through a family of Apprenticeships allowing progression from craft through technician to professional and managerial job roles
• Developing Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships as a progression route to professional membership and recognition
• 73% of professional bodies interested in developing Higher Apprenticeships as a progression route to professional membership (Williams and Hanson, 2011*)
5 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force
Higher Apprenticeships – Progress SASE
• Consultation on criteria for Higher Apprenticeships at degree level
• The experiences of the Higher Apprenticeship Fund Partnership
• Key themes from the consultation:
- be driven by employers - develop the knowledge and occupation competence to perform a specific job role, by combining learning with work - higher flexibility needed in comparison to Level 2 and Level 3 and fit for purpose at Levels 4 to 7 - be based on flexible design principles but must not compromise quality of the Apprenticeship brand
6 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeship – Progress SASE
• Frameworks can comprise:
- Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), and / or
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
qualification - other Higher Education Institution (HEI) qualification, and / or - professional qualifications as recognised by the sector
• New minimum of 90 credits L4 and 5 and 120 credits L6 and 7
• No mandatory requirements for Functional Skills, Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) and Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
• The modified SASE came into effect on 6 April 2013
• Framework Developers and Issuing Authorities have until 5th April 2014 to make existing Frameworks compliant
7 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force
Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Frameworks
Accounting L4 Food and Drink L4
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering L4 Hospitality Management L4
Advertising and Marketing Communications L4 Human Resource Management L5 Agriculture L4 Insurance L4
Banking L4 IT, Software, Web and Telecoms Professionals L4
Business and Administration L4 Life Sciences L5
Business, Innovation and Growth L5 Management L5
Care Leadership and Management L5 Professional Development for Work Based Learning Practitioners L5
Construction Technical and Professional L5 Professional Services: Audit, Tax, Management Consultancy L4
Contact Centre Operations L4 Project Management L4
Employment Related Services L4 Providing Financial Advice L4
Express Logistics L5 Public Relations L4
Facilities Management L4, L5 Supply Chain Management L5
Fashion and Textiles: Technical L4 The Water Industry L4
8 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Frameworks in Development*
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering L6 Mineral Product Technology L4
Aero -Manufacture Engineering L6 Power Engineering L4 Broadcast Engineering L6 Professional Airline Pilot Practice L6
Construction Operations Management L6 Professional Development for Work Based Learning Practitioners L4, L6
Creative and Digital Media L4 Professional Services: Audit, Accountancy, Tax L7
Design Management L5 Retail Management L4
Engineering Environmental Technologies L4 Space Engineering L5
Facilities Management L6 Sustainable Building Technologies L4
Health (Assistant Practitioners) L5 Sustainable Resource Management L4
Legal Services L4 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair L4
*may be subject to change
9 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Participation
• 3,900 starts AY2011/12
• 4,330 starts P8 2013 (+83%)
• Accountancy Level 4 dominates
• Not all frameworks are growing and numbers are still small
• Age 25+ dominates
• Higher success rates (73%)
10 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Progress Promotion, PR, Media
• Last 10 months:
- 292 clippings to date across national and trade media generated by NAS, Partners and BIS - AVE of £138,639 - Circulation of 95,004,998
•Highlights of 2013 include: - Skills Minister Matthew Hancock launched a mini PR Campaign, supported by the National Apprenticeship Service, in which an exclusive on Graduate level Apprenticeships was offered to the Daily Telegraph on Friday 28 December - resulted in an op ed piece from the Minister and further editorial comment in the same issue - further coverage resulted in the Daily Mail, FT, Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Express. The Minister also did an interview on World at One – BBC Radio Four.
11 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Examples of Higher Apprenticeships 1
•Higher Apprenticeship for new recruits
- The PriceWaterhouseCoopers led model
•Accountancy/professional service firms recruit learners on completion of their A-levels direct from school
•Learners follow a Higher Apprenticeship which can lead to chartered status at level 7 in accountancy, tax and audit
•The Higher Apprenticeship in Professional Services is seen as widening the recruitment pool, beyond traditional graduate recruits
12 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Examples of Higher Apprenticeships 2
•Higher Apprenticeship for existing employees
- A Middlesex University Consortium developed Higher Apprenticeship in Construction Operations Management
•Aimed at former Level 3 apprentices and employees operating at level 3 who have an aspiration and ability to progress to managerial job roles at Level 5
•The Consortium is also developing a level 6 ‘Professional’ Apprenticeship with pathways in Quantity Surveying and in Site Management
13 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships - Employers involved
ATT, Airbus, ASOS, Axa Insurance, AVIVA, BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, Barceló Hotels, Barchester Homes, BDO, Bell Valves, Bentley Motors, Boots, Bovis Lend Lease, Bristol Media, Britannia, British Airways, Britvic, BT, Burberry, CAA, Carillion, Cambridge University Press, Centrica, Chubb Insurance, Coffee Snobs, Costain, Compass Group, David Wilson Homes, Deloitte, Depuy International, DHL, E.ON, European Space Agency, Eversheds, Everything Everywhere, Financial Skills Partnership, Flybe, Frank Hirth, Fujifilm, G4S, GM Vauxhall, Herbert Smith, Jet 2, Housing 21, HSBC, IBM, I-Build Eco, Jaguar Land Rover, John Lewis, Keir, KPMG, Legal and General, Leyland Trucks, Marks and Spencer, McNulty Offshore, Midas, Ministry of Defence, MITIE, Monarch, National Grid, Mott MacDonald, National Space Centre, Siemens, Nationwide, Nestle, Next, NG Bailey, Oxford Instruments, Persimmon Homes, Pertemps, Price Bailey, PwC, Remploy, Rentokil Initial, Saga Home Care, Santander, Scottish and Southern Energy, Sellafield, Servisair, Shepherd Offshore, Tata Chemicals, Tata Steel, The Shaw Trust, TNT UK, Transport for London, UK Space Agency, Unilever, Westfield Stratford, Wetherspoons, Wilmott Dixon, Whitbread, Yorkshire Water.
Source: The Sky’s the Limit, National Apprenticeship Service
14 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships - Providers involved
Abingdon and Whitney College, Aim Academy, ATC, Babcock, Babington Business College, Barking and Dagenham College, Barnsley College, Birmingham Metropolitan College, Blackburn College, BPP University College of Professional Studies, Bradford College, Bromley College, BT Group PLC, Building Engineering Training Services, Cambridge Regional College, Capita, Central Sussex College, Chichester College, City & Islington College, City of Bristol College, City of Westminster College, College of NW London, Compass Group, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, Elmfield Training, Hartlepool College, Havering College, Highbury College, Hull College, Impact Learning and Data Solutions, JHP Group, Kaplan, Kidderminster Academy, Leeds City College, Leeds College of Building, Leek and Buxton College, Leicester College, Loughborough College, Middlesex University, National Construction College, NESCOT, Newcastle College, Newham College, Oaklands College, Pera Training, Rolls-Royce PLC, Selby College, Sheffield Hallam University, Skills Solutions, South Essex College, Telford College of Arts and Technology, The Manchester College, University College Birmingham, University of Derby, University of Greenwich, University of Plymouth, University of West of England, Uxbridge College, Warrington College, Weston College, Workpays.
Source: LSIS, Higher Apprenticeship Research – Baseline Report
15 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Positioning 1
• Apprenticeships/Higher Apprenticeships are frequently positioned as an
‘alternative’ to Higher Education BUT Higher Apprenticeships can be delivered using a Higher Education qualification – therefore the choice need not be between Apprenticeships and a university qualification
• Some of the best innovation in developing Apprenticeships has arisen from universities working with employers and other providers to develop Apprenticeships at degree level and beyond
• A progressive pathway of Apprenticeships from Level 2 to 7 is a good way of attracting and retaining a highly skilled workforce and demonstrates an on-going employer commitment to continuing professional development, especially where links to professional bodies are established
16 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships – Positioning 2
• Creating work-based vocational education route for professions
– Building a bridge to the professions – Providing missing link in the skills system
• Engaging a new cohort of learners in higher level skills
• Establishing a respected, credible vocational learning offer
• Achieving parity of esteem with more academic education
• Building upon experience; bringing together existing practice
• Changing perceptions of who delivers
17 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships - Funding
• Skills Funding Agency has published Funding Rules for 13/14 • Do not fund any HE prescribed qualifications • Loans are available up to L6 for those aged 24+ and max loan values are published on the Agency website • Where HE prescribed qualification involved then the individual will need to make a HE loan application, pay for themselves or the employer funds
18 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Questions
What experiences have you had with Higher Apprenticeships?
What do you think are the positive messages we can be promoting to employers and individuals?
What are the challenges presented?
19 | Higher Apprenticeship Task Force Higher Apprenticeships
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