Programme Led Apprenticeships

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Programme Led Apprenticeships

• Their value to Apprentices, Employers and Colleges

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The development of Programme Led Apprenticeships

• Programme Led Apprenticeships started in
  September 2004.
• They were developed to find a new way of
  combining academic and vocational education into
  a package of learning that meets employers and
  learners needs alike.
• They are at the forefront of a drive for Sixth
  Form Colleges in particular to develop their
  provision in the field of work based learning

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What is involved in a Programme Led Apprenticeship

• A Programme Led Apprenticeship will vary in its
  design from college to college.
• All programmes will involve a mix of
• College based study mixed with work experience
  (Programme Led Element) This lasts no more than
  one academic year
• Full time employment (Employer Led Element)
• Embedded Skills tuition to address the basic
  skills or additional support needs of learners

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Model of Programme Led Apprenticeship Delivery

• Programme Led Apprenticeships are delivered based
  on a model of front loading college delivery
  ahead of employment.
• One Model
• College based study for four days per week
  September to May, combined with 1 day in the
  workplace, followed by
• Full time in the workplace June and July (option
  to extend)

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Whats the value of Programme Led Apprenticeships
to Apprentices

• Apprentices have an opportunity to
• Combine academic and vocational study
• Develop a relationship with an employer over a
  period of time to really understand the needs of
  an employer in a specific sector
• Strengthen their skills base through access to
  high quality support mechanisms
• Undertake real work experience

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Whats the value of Programme Led Apprenticeships
to employers

• The length of the employer led element of an
  Apprentices programme allows the employer to
  fully integrate Apprentices as new team
  members.
• Many employers find their access to Apprentices a
  highly effective element of their recruitment
  strategies.
• Engagement in initiatives such as a Programme Led
  Apprenticeship helps employers to nurture local
  talent and foster economic development and future
  prosperity.
• Experience of an employer within the programme
  can provide the first steps in the employers
  development of work based training.

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Whats the value of Programme Led Apprenticeships
to colleges?

• These programme enable colleges to
• Respond to the needs of students by combining
  academic and vocational education
• Address the skills needs of students that may
  provide a barrier to employability
• Ensure that college based study is meeting the
  needs of employers within individual sectors

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Health and Social Care Impacts

• Level 3 Health and Social Care Apprentices
• Choice of progression routes
• Option 1 25 (3/12) students from 05-06 cohort
• Completing the Apprenticeship in 1 Year and
  applying directly for the INAM Diploma with aid
  of a subsistence bursary (BHASVIC has direct
  links with the University of Brighton, who have
  applauded our provision)
• In the third year of the Diploma, half of the
  units of study can be at undergraduate level. In
  the following year or subsequent years, they are
  entitled to secondment from work to complete
  their degree while being paid as a full time
  nurse.
• First fully qualified nurse from the 2000-2001
  cohort of BHASVIC learners on this programme

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Health and Social Care Impacts

• Option 2 (Also available for Level 2 Learners)
• 60 7/12
• Applying for work as a Care Assistant with BSUH
  NHS Trust for a year or two and then applying for
  the INAM Diploma (this route allows students to
  gain more hands on experience and even more
  importantly to mature emotionally and
  professionally). During this period, students
  will study for Level 3 NVQ in Care

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Feedback for University of Brighton

• Feedback from Admissions Manager at University of
  Brighton
• A key problem is retaining Diploma students
  following their first placements on wards this
  is the strength of our course because
• Students rotate through five different work
  placements between September and May, spending
  approximately six weeks in each.
• Students complete 8 weeks full time on a
  placement of their choice to complete their full
  NVQ Level 2 in June and July

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Feedback for University of Brighton Contd.

• Another key problem for Diploma students is the
  level of literacy and numeracy they enter with.
• The students on our Apprenticeship programme
  study for key skills qualifications in
  Application of Number and Communications and have
  a significant advantage from the outset.
  (Interviews for potential Diploma students will
  be incorporating tests in literacy and numeracy)
• Academic rigour behind the core programme of
  study (OCR National equivalent to one A level
  in one year for Level 3 students and four GCSEs
  for Level 2 students) alongside the Technical
  Certificate was also highly valued

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And finally

• The Programme Led Apprenticeship programmes
  enable a college and its partners to meet the
  needs and aspirations of young people and the
  workforce requirements of employers in a new
  approach to vocational education. I am convinced
  it gives us a model for the future which will
  strengthen our partnerships, will be valued by
  employers and which, above all, will give our
  young people an excellent start in their
  careers.
• Chris Thomson
• Principal
• BHASVIC