1. Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships AGCAS 15th December 2016
Mark Rayner
Degree Apprenticeships Development Manager
Directorate of Education and Employer Partnerships

2. Presentation Overview
Context - SHU and current landscape
Why are SHU engaging in higher and degree apprenticeships?
What have we developed so far?
How have we developed systems and processes and engaged staff?
So what has happened?
A note about Partnerships working and FE links
A note about the University offer
Some reflections on ongoing challenges for HEI’s

3. Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)
“Sheffield Hallam is an innovative and responsive university committed to the belief that high quality inspirational teaching and applied research can transform individuals, organisations and communities”
UK's third largest university with c32,000 students and 4,421 staff
Around 27,000 undergraduate and 7,700 postgraduate students
Around 4,250 international students from 119 countries
Central Sheffield location

4. Skills, Employment and Education:
A Changing Landscape

5. School >College>University
Changes to funding for Health and Teaching provision
New HE providers
Devolution and Local Enterprise Partnerships
Degree Apprenticeships
A changing school system
Declining population
Diminishing post-16 skills budget
Apprenticeship Reforms and the levy
Employer driven skills system

6. Why? Benefits for SHU Why should we get involved?
It’s what we do i.e. development of young people and upskilling of existing workforce.
Strengthens our employer links and enriches core curriculum.
Diversification of income and revitalisation of part-time market.
Maintain and grow market position increase income for existing provision.
Market growth in core sectors
New product development

7. Why? Regional devolution and economic growth driven by higher level skills

8. Digital Particularly fast-moving in YH region, and apprenticeships beginning to play key role
38,581 jobs across the Yorkshire and the Humber region, lower profile than nationally, and spread across 7,881 establishments
Growing fast, even through the recession – 52.4 per cent projected growth , much faster than nationally (34.1%)
Highly skilled and highly paid, with average earnings £41,114, near national average
Apprenticeships have shorter history in a relatively new, emerging sector – but already nearly 19 per cent of establishments offer them, and 37.8% plan to do so
Source: Emsi data for 2015 and Employer Perspectives Survey 2014 (n=492) data using Emsi digital sector definition. Dotted line denotes projection.

9. What? Programmes for September 16/17
Degree Apprenticeships
Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeships
Digital Degree Apprenticeships
Software Engineer, IT Consultant, IT Business Analyst
Cyber Security Analyst, Data Analyst, Network Engineer
Construction Project Management*
Quantity Surveying*
Higher Apprenticeships
Facilities Management
Engineering- Materials, Electrical, Electronic, Rail and Aerospace
Assistant Healthcare Practitioner
*subject to Trailblazer standard being signed off

10. How? Developing Systems and Processes
Before
Business Development/Sales Admissions
SFA and ILR Registration
Enrolment Contracting
Subcontracting
During
Teaching and Assessment monitoring
Assessment Journey
Work based learning Invoicing
Quality Assurance
Monthly SFA returns and funding draw down Student Support
Completion
Graduation
SFA completion on reporting
End point assessment
Apprenticeship Completion (internal and external regs)

11. How? SHU Work Based Learning Framework
Programme Development
Development teams map the Apprenticeship Standard to a new programme.
Development teams use the Programmes Learning Outcomes of WBLF.
Developing a SHU Apprenticeship Ethos
SHU Development Team supported with central guidance
Programme team map provision to WBLF and HDA standard
Programme Approval
SHU Standing Panel (meets 10 times per year) approves programme cognisant of both QAA and HDA standard
Built in SHU Student Information System as HDA provision

13. So What?

16. National Impact- Employer Engagement

17. Partnership Working

18. Partnership Working Developing an end-to-end skills system
The Bigger Picture - Regional working
Economic Drivers and Devolution Priorities
Employers Needs
FE and Private Providers
University Providers

19. Partnership Working Developing Pro active PARTNERSHIPS that DO STUFF!
LEP:
Links to Research (e.g. CITB supported study)
Skills Board - HE representative
Evolving provider network - 'Apprenticeship Working Group'
Skills Brokerage Service - 'Skills Made Easy'
Employers/Employer Representative bodies:
Employer Engagement - HDA Day roundtables
EEF (joint presentation)
Chambers of Commerce
FE Colleges: (Area Based Reviews)
Mapping - curriculum and career pathways (levels 2-7)
Closer collaboration (building on existing relationships)

20. Partnership Working HEFCE 'Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund'
Partners: (DADF)
Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and Combined Authorities
Sheffield City Council hosted skills brokerage service, 'Skills Made Easy'
Colleges Barnsley
Sheffield
Chesterfield
RNN (Rotherham and North Nottingham)
Dearne Valley
Doncaster
Northern College
Chambers of Commerce (Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham, Doncaster)
NHS Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
University of Sheffield/University of Lincoln

21. Partnership Working HEFCE 'Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund'
AGREED Development Areas focussing on economic need/growth potential
Degree Apprenticeship
SHU
COLLABORATION
Chartered Management 
Adv. Manufacturing Engineering
Rail Engineering
Facilities Management
Construction Site Mgt.
Quantity Surveying
Digital
Ultrasound
Health Science Practitioners
Paramedics
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy

22. Partnership Working HEFCE 'Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund' Regional Partner Governance Structure

23. A note about the University Offer...
Individual:
Delivery similar to Part time provision (day/block release)
'Access all Areas' - a degree student at the University so access to all 'learning' and 'support' facilities.
In discussion about making the 'apprentice life' as near to a 'student life 'as possible - access to clubs, accommodation etc. - follows feedback from parents and potential students at Open days
University Wide:
Impact on Graduate recruitment and programmes - too early to say!
Anecdotal - Corporates/large companies move to 'Grow Your Own'
Messages are getting out there (Open Day interest x3)
Placements still as popular as ever!

24. Challenges

25. Challenges for All
PERCEPTION - external/internal - affects recruitment/'buy in'
CONFUSION - Known unknowns - Levy implications/take up/possible 'cannibalisation' of other provision/changes - digital vouchers, End Point Assessment in practice etc.
RESOURCES - lack of capacity to respond and develop business - on top of unstable operating climate and constant change - DADF has helped to provide a level of stability over the next 6-12 months
COMMUNICATIONS - making it simple, starting from a base of little or no knowledge of what HDAs are... need for direct/indirect recruitment strategy - Employer/Employee/Providers/School/Parents
(UCAS webpage will help)

26. Challenges for HEI’s Engagement Systems and Processes Learner Supply
Employer Demand
Business development/Sales
Staff engagement
Capacity and capability to respond
New business versus ‘cannibalisation’
Incompatible systems and processes
SFA funding rules
Apprenticeship Levy uncertainty
Quality arrangements uncertainty
Trailblazer ‘bottlenecks’

27. Employer knowledge of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships

28. Adaptability is key!

29. Why we do all this...

30. Questions/discussion