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What are Higher Apprenticeships?Higher Apprenticeships:

• Are the next level of apprenticeships after the initial stage

• Teach a higher level of skill and make sure that the apprentice is confident and competent in more in a more demanding role

• Designed to enable a learner in employment develop the technical knowledge and occupational competence to perform a defined job role at a specified level

• Employer led focused on developing the higher level skills particular sectors need

“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

What are Higher Apprenticeships?

Incentives

• Higher Apprenticeships have cross party and high level, Ministerial support

• Delivering the higher level skills critical to the economy

• 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

• Key driver in Apprenticeship Reform with a number of Apprenticeship Standards at higher levels

How have they developed so far?

• Higher Apprenticeship Fund: £25 Million Programme of Targeted Support

• New Collaborations: 30 Ambitious Sector Led Partnerships

• 10,000 additional Higher Apprenticeships• New Products: 45+ Frameworks Approved • Employer and Learner Engagement• Increased Capacity to Deliver• A New Family of Apprenticeships

Levels

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

• 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

Why Higher Apprenticeships are Great

How are they growing?

Benefits for Employers

“High levels of motivation, loyalty and a can – do attitude”

John Bevan - Head of Corporate Programmes at British Airways• To fill skill gaps• Better retention of Higher Apprentices• Opportunity to secure a return on investment in 2 years• Vocational pathways can add value to stand alone

qualifications• Developing Apprentices to meet the needs of the

business• Attracting high level applicants to new jobs• Ability to progress Higher Apprentices through your

business into specialist roles as well as supervisory and management

• A better work/study balance• An opportunity to get real world

experiences• A secure future ahead • A chance to build working relationships to

support you through your study• A competitive salary enabling a good

quality of life outside of studying and work

Apprenticeship Verses University

How do I find out more?

To find out more:

Call: 0121 707 0550E-mail: info@apprenticeshiprecruitment.co.uk