1. Future apprenticeships and the apprenticeship reforms Practical issues and actions for Higher Education and experiences from early implementers

2. Workshop objectives
Consider the main aspects of the apprenticeship reforms and implications for HE
Help HEIs identify and begin to consider apprenticeship delivery issues
Review some experiences from Further Education in implementing the reforms

3. Today’s team
Mandy Crawford-Lee
Breda Leyne
Gerry Baker

4. SDN Team of specialists in the learning and skills sector
Support apprenticeship delivery and assessment nationally :
Working with employer groups in creating new standards, including over fifty of the new assessment plans
Resources and materials e.g. Future Apprenticeships toolkit:
Bespoke briefings and events
Advice and consultancy: strategy, planning implementation, delivery and quality improvement

5. The apprenticeship reforms

6. The new apprenticeship delivery model

7. Frameworks –v– Standards
Qualification-based framework, informed by employer feedback
Extensive SASE-defined requirements
Jargon-heavy NOS structure
English & maths qualifications
ERR and PLTS requirements
Portfolio and qualification-dependent assessment methods
Continuous on-programme assessment
Knowledge and competence elements separately assessed
Apprenticeship completion on achievement of qualifications
Standards
Outcome-based, employer-defined standard and assessment
Small number of government criteria
Plain English standard
English and maths qualifications
No ERR or PLTS requirements
Employer-specified end-point synoptic assessment
Graded apprenticeship achieved if fully competent at end of training
Must meet professional/ trade body registration requirements

8. New apprenticeship roles

9. At least 20 more under development at Lv 5+

10. Level Standards Starts 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total 60 4240
(as at 10/2016) 2 10
17%
1250
29% 3 25
42%
1500
35% 4
600
14% 5 3% 6 11
18%
860
20% 7 30 1%
Total 60
4240
At least 20 more under development at Lv 5+
95 Standards with published assessment plans without starts yet (6 at level 5+) – Could be lack of assessment organisations

11. 10 Issues Working with current courses Is the demand there
HE White Paper
Working with FE systems
Re-organising and re-skilling
Are there standards that match our offer
Duration of the change needed
The apprenticeship levy
The impact of distance, online and blended
Creating national solutions

12. In pairs / trios
Ten minute discussion Choose your top three issues Be prepared for a straw-pool vote

13. Experiences from early adopters

14. working in partnership to help you start and grow your Higher and Degree apprenticeship offer
Workshop 1 - Entering the Higher and Degree Apprenticeship market
London – January 2017
Workshop 2 - Growing your Higher and Degree Apprenticeship provision
Bespoke support, consultancy and in-house events