Apprenticeships at Nottingham Trent University

1. Apprenticeships at Nottingham Trent University

2. Approaching 175 years of education and learning, a turnover of £300m and 4,000 staff. NTU is home to 31,000 students studying in one of our four campuses and eight Academic Schools. City Campus • Nottingham Business School • Nottingham Law School • School of Art & Design • School of Architecture & the built environment Clifton Campus • School of Science & Technology • School of Arts & Humanities Brackenhurst Campus • School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences Confetti Campus • Institute of Creative Technologies

3. Recognition 2017 has been a year full of prizes, publicity and recognition for the NTU community, culminating in our receipt of the prestigious University of the Year award. Along the way, we’ve recorded some of the highest student satisfaction levels in the country in the 2017 National Student Survey, and achieved the TEF gold standard for the quality of our teaching. We are also extremely proud to have been named Modern University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018

4. Diversity and Widening Participation • 25% of our student population are from a household with income of less than £15k • ≈30% of our student population are from BME backgrounds • 43% of our student from our local intake are from disadvantaged backgrounds • Our value add and educational progression is class leading Individualisation & Personalisation • Our 4 strategic platforms drive our personalisation agenda. • 43% of our students undertake work experience placements (With tailored placements and internships aligned to course curriculums) • Courses designed with Employers to equip students with the latest skills for their chosen career Proud of our Vocational and Employer Provenance • As modern University of year, we perform strongly within employer led education and learning, engaging over 400,000 businesses annually • Creating key strategic partnerships, that are mutually beneficial and multi-faceted

5. Benefits of Apprenticeships

6. Funding Apprenticeships The government provides funding to organisations to help cover training costs, making higher and degree apprenticeships a cost-effective way to bring new knowledge and ideas into your organisation. We have recently secured funding to help SMEs in East Midlands recruit an apprentice, which means 90% of the training costs are paid for. If your organisation is based in the UK and has an annual wage bill of over £3m, you should be paying the monthly Apprenticeship Levy via the PAYE system. You can use these funds to pay for apprentices’ training costs.

7. Apprenticeships at NTU Also in development for 2019 At NTU we were an early adopter of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships, commencing delivery of our first apprenticeship in 2012. We currently deliver a range of Apprenticeships from Level 3 to Level 7 Our apprenticeship programmes are designed and delivered with continuous employer consultation and we have developed specific and robust internal approval processes to ensure the quality of our apprenticeships. 2018 Offer

8. Apprenticeship Learner Support Same rights as any NTU student Access to the following student services; • Disability services • Health and well being services • Library and learning resources • Study skill support and development • National Union of Students (NUS) • Employability support Personal Mentor Student involvement in QA processes- • Module feedback • Course Committees

9. Apprenticeship Employer Support Initial mapping exercise – what do you need? Support recruitment activities Regular updates on student progress Meetings with academic mentor on site • usually 2 per year NTU training for Workplace Mentors Support with the Digital Apprenticeship Service Breakdown of 20% ‘off the job’ activities per programme Tracking of 20% ‘off the job’ through Pebble Pad

10. Apprenticeships at NTU An apprenticeship must last at least 12 months, and you will need to allow apprentices 20% of their working hours for off-the-job training. An apprentice’s off the job training will include a range of different activities, not just traditional classroom teaching. We recognise the need to balance an apprentice’s off the job training with their on the job training in the workplace. Therefore, all of our apprenticeships are offered in a range of flexible delivery modes, including block and day release. Block release patterns vary between courses but typically an apprentice may be required to attend 2-3 days of taught blocks at NTU every six weeks.

11. Contact the apprenticeships team at NTU Fliss Miller Head of Apprenticeships & UK College Partnerships Helen Holleman Degree Apprenticeship Manager (Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham School of Social Sciences) Andy King Degree Apprenticeship Manager (School of Art & Design, School of Arts and Humanities, School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences) David Walker Degree Apprenticeship Manager (School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, School of Science & Technology) 0115 848 4551 david.walker02@ntu.ac.uk 0115 848 4793 andy.king@ntu.ac.uk 0115 848 8216 felicity.miller@ntu.ac.uk 0115 848 6638 helen.holleman@ntu.ac.uk General enquiries : apprenticeships@ntu.ac.uk www.ntu.ac.uk/apprenticeships