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Higher Apprenticeships. Rachel Davies Somerset College. Apprenticeships (August 2012). 160,000 apprentices (Intermediate and Advanced) 160,000 locations 100,000 employers 2,200 Higher Apprenticeship starts Success rate = 76.4%
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Higher Apprenticeships Rachel Davies Somerset College
Apprenticeships(August 2012) • 160,000 apprentices (Intermediate and Advanced) • 160,000 locations • 100,000 employers • 2,200 Higher Apprenticeship starts • Success rate = 76.4% • www.education.gov.uk/youngpeople/qandlearning/apprenticeships(19/9/12)
Higher Apprenticeships • What problem are we trying to solve? • What is the question to which Higher Apprenticeships are the answer?
Specification for Apprenticeships Standards in EnglandSASE • Sector Skills Councils - Determine the SASE Framework in discussion with employers • Awarding Bodies – interpret the framework and construct the qualification • If the funding for the qualification is to be claimed by the Further Educational College (FEC) then the qualification must be on the Learner Aims Reference Application (LARA)
SASE Frameworks Level 2 and 3 • Employed – work based learning and assessment • Technical certificate (knowledge and understanding) • Functional Skills • Minimum 1 year duration • Mandatory units (ERR/PTLS) • Time Limit Levels 4,5,6 • Employed – work based learning and assessment • Technical Certificate? • Professional Qualifications? • Functional skills? • Mandatory Units (ERR/PTLS)? • Time limit?
HAs – will the competitor match up? • Higher National Diplomas • Higher National Certificates • Foundation Degrees • Level 5, 6 and 5 Professional qualifications • Level 5 National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) • HE Diplomas ? What problem are we trying to solve?
Funding/Financing QAA/Ofsted