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FEATURE


APPRENTICESHIPS


Raising the profile of a By Jane Lowe, Head of Apprenticeships at the University of Derby


Apprenticeship starts have fallen since new funding rules came in last year. But despite the setback, the Government is right to encourage technical and vocational education as alternatives to the traditional academic route. We need to raise the profile of apprenticeships among employers and potential students. Technical education offers another route into well-paid,


skilled jobs for young people and those wishing to upskill. This increases the number of skilled workers in the economy, which is good for business and productivity, while also providing more opportunities for social mobility. As much of the training is done ‘on the job’, apprenticeships are a great way for employers to invest in training without causing too much disruption. However, the latest figures show there were 18,100 fewer


apprenticeship starts in 2016/17 than in the previous year. This will surely be a disappointment for the Government, which introduced the Apprenticeship Levy last year as a way of boosting investment in apprenticeship schemes. But many businesses are unaware of the Levy or are


unsure about how it works, according to a study carried out by British Chambers of Commerce and Middlesex University. This suggests that more needs to be done to raise awareness and promote the benefits of apprenticeship schemes to the business community.


SUPPORT FOR APPRENTICESHIPS The Government wants to raise the profile of technical education and bring it in line with academic study – both in terms of the quality of provision and in how the qualifications are valued by society. In 2015, they set a target of three million apprenticeship starts by 2020. The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced last year to help


the Government meet its target, by providing more funding for high quality apprenticeship schemes. Under the Levy, employers with an annual pay bill in excess of £3m are


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charged at a rate of 0.5% of their pay bill, which is paid to HMRC through the PAYE process. Businesses will also be able to access an online


apprenticeship service through which they can receive levy funds to spend on apprenticeships, manage apprentices and handle payments to training providers. Employers that do not pay the Levy will be able to


share the cost of training and assessing apprentices with the Government, through a ‘co-investment’ scheme. Under the new arrangements, companies will pay ten per cent towards the cost of apprenticeship training, with the remaining costs being met by the Government.


APPRENTICESHIPS: OUR EXPERIENCE We have been running apprenticeship schemes at the University of Derby for over three years, working closely with local employers to offer training at all levels from 2 to 7. The University of Derby was recently awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and is committed to delivering real-world learning experiences for all who study with us. Five new degree apprenticeship programmes were launched by the University of Derby in September 2017 in partnership with local employers, including Rolls-Royce and Derbyshire Community Health Services. The new schemes – Nursing; Civil Engineer; Digital and Technological Solutions: Cyber Security Analyst; Aerospace Engineer and Chartered Manager – were chosen to provide training opportunities in areas of the labour market where there are skills shortages. We are also developing two postgraduate


apprenticeships in Engineering and Management to be ready for September 2018. If you are thinking of hiring apprentices or developing


your existing scheme, then the University of Derby can help you get started.


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‘The Government wants to raise the profile of technical education and bring it in line with academic study’


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