Higher Apprenticeships Sarah Tudor Head of Employer Engagement Enterprise and Commercial Development s.tudor@staffs.ac.uk Wendy Munro Partnership Development Manager Partnerships w.munro@staffs.ac.uk

Benefits: Vocational, higher skills agenda aligns with vocational, relevant, university agenda Gives greater scope to engage with our employers diversifies our offer, re-engages part-time, learners with an HE offer Challenges: Convincing internal and external stakeholders Gathering momentum through strategic support Understanding the language (and funding)

Partnership working Finding opportunities to work with FE/private provider partners - they are often the experts, have strong employer links, provide level 2 and 3 (and above) Willingness to bring a range of players together to deliver - knowledge and competency input Future plans Continue to raise awareness with employers Explore opportunities to deliver via partners, alongside partners and independently