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Expanding Apprenticeships from School to Degree level

Expanding Apprenticeships from School to Degree level. Professor Alison Halstead Pro Vice Chancellor Aston University. It’s all about levels of learning, competences, and outcomes and clear progression. Level 1/2 Apprenticeship units Level 3 A level or Apprenticeship Level 4/5

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Expanding Apprenticeships from School to Degree level

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  1. Expanding Apprenticeshipsfrom School to Degree level Professor Alison Halstead Pro Vice Chancellor Aston University

  2. It’s all about levels of learning, competences, and outcomes and clear progression Level 1/2 Apprenticeship units Level 3 A level or Apprenticeship Level 4/5 Higher Apprenticeship; HND; Foundation Degree

  3. Universities and employers welcome opportunity to co-develop programmes • Universities and employers already engaged • This builds on foundation and higher level programmes that exist with FE colleges, employers and sector skills councils • Aston • Middlesex • Need partners that talk the same language • Progression articulated

  4. Challenge is the perception among young people, parents, employers and schools of the value of Apprenticeships as an alternative to a university education? as a legitimate alternative to traditional university Higher Education? • Partnership with the media for Single messaging from BIS and DfE, Schools, FE Colleges, Universities and Employers to parents and young people. • All education and training providers also need the same messages for key staff in TDA, Teach first and others involved in training teachers

  5. Government could encourage greater flexibility for learners to move between school, FE , work-based apprenticeships and degree‐study? • Mandatory apprenticeship units – level 2/3 • School with an apprenticeship (University Technical Colleges or FE) • FE apprenticeship • Work sponsored degree • Common Framework • Need flexibility in the Apprenticeship Frameworks

  6. The future highly educated workforce Employability for all through, Sector Skills, Business and Education Partnerships

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