Financial Statements 2019/2020
above: Police Constable apprentices Ben (left) and Ryan (right) Photo courtesy: Charlotte Cooke
Improving systems and processes
Our online systems have proved to be highly effective and we have an apprentice retention rate of 94%. We successfully developed and implemented Aptem, the University’s apprenticeship management system. This key achievement was led by our Centre for Apprenticeships and Skills (CAS), who collaborated with Faculties and Professional Services teams throughout the year. As well as managing the initial assessment, employers, tutors and apprentices can use the system to track progress and support learning (for example, using the integrated Zoom functionality to carry out student reviews). The system also allows us to supply required data to the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Contracts and accreditation
During the year, Middlesex University led a Police Education Consortium of four universities to successfully validate and gain College of Policing approval for the Police Constable degree apprenticeship (PCDA), for the Degree Holders Entry Programme (DHEP), and for a specialist version of the DHEP for Detectives. This achievement involved extensive collaboration at all levels with Canterbury, Cumbria and Portsmouth Universities, and Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire Police Forces. The first cohort of apprentices started in December 2019 and the contract will deliver around 4,000 police constables over the next ten years.
Middlesex University was listed as one of only six providers for Digital Degree Apprenticeships for Health Education England (HEE). This means that NHS Trusts can work directly with us on these apprenticeships, which we expect will be a growing market following the coronavirus pandemic. The University also secured listing on the HEE framework for providers of the Academic Professional Apprenticeship. This has already resulted in a contract with Barts Health NHS Trust.
In 2019, all apprenticeship providers were required to re-apply to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers. Middlesex successfully retained registration as an Apprenticeship Training Provider – without which
we would not be able to deliver any apprenticeships. We also successfully applied for the Register of End-point Assessment Organisations, thanks to excellent collaboration between CAS and the Faculty of Science and Technology team, who delivers the Healthcare Science Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship. This means that our University can now apply to be an end-point assessment organisation for other apprenticeships we offer.
Advancing apprenticeships through research
Middlesex University published the ‘Skills for Life in Health and Care’ research report, in collaboration with HEE. This sets out an ambitious plan to upskill health and care sector employees to support their careers and ultimately improve care. The report found that ‘poor skills’ in the NHS and social care workforce get in the way of effective person- centred care and stop people getting on to and succeeding in apprenticeships, particularly in higher and degree apprenticeships in Health and Care. HEE committed to act on the outcome of this research, and has already organised special events for employers to test planned actions and ensure that employers get what they need.
We also led a major collaborative research project into Sustainable Degree Apprenticeships, funded by the Edge Foundation and working with Staffordshire University, Sheffield Hallam University and the University Vocational Awards Council. The research calls for higher education institutions to work closely with employers to embrace fully integrated, flexible degree apprenticeships. It also calls for policy changes, including revising the mandatory qualification rule, to sustain the degree apprenticeship initiative.
It has been a successful year for Middlesex apprenticeships, and we look forward to delivering new opportunities in this area over the coming years.
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