1. Graduate Level Apprenticeships
Robin Westacott
Director of Work-Based Programmes
Inspiring Futures September 2017

2. Content Graduate Level Apprenticeships
What are they? What aren’t they?
How do they work?
How do they compare to traditional degrees?
What are HW and others doing?
Paths to university entry

3. Background
From April 2017 All companies with salary bill greater than £3 million Pay 0.5% of salary bill above threshold To pay for apprenticeships and skills development Devolved and “Barnettised” Estimated £250 million to Scotland

4. Graduate Level Apprenticeship
What aren’t they?
graduate level or leading to graduate level?
Apprentice
In the early years may look like a traditional apprenticeship
Things may be very prescribed
In later years things need to be more flexible
Not all graduate jobs are the same
Not part-time degrees or degree-lite
NOT UCAS courses

5. Graduate Level Apprenticeships
What are they?
Part of the apprenticeship family (FA, MA, GLA)
Work-based degrees
Integrated work, learning, assessment and reflection
“Earn while you learn”
New and existing employees

6. GLA Funding Currently through Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
Full fee payment from SDS
Funding only for companies with a facility in Scotland,
Apprentice must be:
employed at that facility and
domiciled in Scotland for apprenticeship period.
Currently “Free to Scottish based Companies”
(note: Funding for apprenticeships for companies in England is different and HWU is not currently registered to deliver this.)

7. Graduate Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship programmes initially to B(Hons)
Masters and standalone MA/MSc to follow
Considerable work-based element
Not university plus internships
Integrated and contextualised to workplace
NOT UCAS courses

8. Company Benefits
Early foothold in recruitment market for companies looking for engineers
Attract high potential individuals to company
Tailored to meet business needs
Relevant skills developed and demonstrated in workplace
Students complete company specific projects during programme
Graduates will have good understanding of company operations and procedures
“Work ready” graduates
Recover Apprenticeship Levy!!

9. HWU Programs: Three programs for HWU Software Development
IT Management for Business
Engineering: Manufacturing and Design
25 places on each for 2017 start
Funding only for companies with a facility in Scotland, where the apprentice is employed at that facility and domiciled in Scotland for apprenticeship period.

10. The HWU Approach: Four year program
To produce graduate at honours degree level
Work based learning
industrial apprentices educated in the university while working for employer
Contextualised (personalised) industrial training
The students must be paid company employees
Open to existing employees and new recruits
Mutually agreed based on academic qualifications and industry requirements
Flexible education approach, for example
1 (or 2) day per week on campus required, over academic part of year
Advanced entry

11. Programme Development
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Work-based Learning and Support
Semester 3
Taught Courses on campus
Taught Courses on campus

12. Recruitment Process Company employee, but support from HWU
Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Learning
May allow exemptions
May allow advanced entry (Y2, Y3 etc..)
Company and HWU mentor

13. Delivery methods Flexible! - Not limited to Standard Classroom
In-fill with traditional students
Lead by different levels of professors, world leaders and experts
Bespoke delivery
Own cohort of apprentices, not mixed with traditional students
Distance Learning
Directed Learning
Industrial Projects
work based learning industrial projects
one academic and one industry supervisor

14. Delivery models Day release Some programmes require 2 days in year 1
All reduce to no more than 1 day/wk by year 4
Boot camps
Support sessions – electronic & face-to-face
Dedicated tutor
Regular progress review

15. Work-Based Learning
Approved apprenticeship framework Develop and demonstrate skills in the workplace Framework outcomes allow progress and growth to be demonstrated Contextualisation of taught curriculum

16. Graduate Projects Devised by company and apprentice
Negotiated with university
Ensures syllabus and outcomes are met
One industry and one academic supervisor
Regular supervisory meetings
Can be on-site, conference call, Skype
Meeting report produced by apprentice.

17. Philosophy To create realistic work-based programmes
Lead to B(Hons) with exit points
Consider all potential apprentices on their individual merits
To listen to and support employers
To be collegiate with other providers

18. General Principles Balance between learning methods: Classroom
Directed learning
Supported work-based learning
E-portfolio – reflective learning, evidence, sign-off
Final (end-point) assessment

19. Equality and Diversity
Fair and inclusive access - outreach - admissions - support - RP(E)L

20. Comparison Traditional GLA Fees Paid Finance Self/Student Loan Salary
Time (years)
B4/M5 B4
Work Experience
Maybe
Yes
Age Limits No

21. Future Programmes Announced June 2017 by Skills Development Scotland
Next Round courses
Civil Engineering
Built Environment
Business Management
Business Management for Finance
Instrumentation and control
Future Courses
Life Sciences
Accountancy
Food and Drink
Creative industries
MEng level on all previous courses

22. More Information
Skills Development Scotland apprentice/graduate-level-apprenticeships/ Questions: – for enquiries from potential apprentices

23. What is Chemical Engineering
The application of maths to large scale chemistry problems - mass production of chemical materials - oil and gas (upstream and downstream) - pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals - food and drink - bulk chemicals including plastics - personal products - design and manufacture of process equipment - consultancy - environmental management - health and safety

24. A swimming pool

26. Heriot-Watt started with a conversation…
The Heriot-Watt story began in the midst of the Industrial Revolution in 1821 with a conversation between Leonard Horner, an educationalist, and Robert Bryson, a clockmaker, about the lack of technical training in the Edinburgh workforce. That conversation radically changed education, they believed that the pursuit and transfer of practical knowledge is a good mission for society and it led to the creation of the world’s first Mechanics’ Institute, now known as Heriot Watt University.

27. And grew from a pioneering institute to a global university… جامعة عالمية global Universiti

28. More Information
Skills Development Scotland apprentice/graduate-level-apprenticeships/ Questions: – for enquiries from potential apprentices