1st Edition

Higher and Degree Apprenticeships A 360-Degree, Multi-Perspective View

262 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited collection offers a comprehensive exploration of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships, bringing together perspectives from learners, employers, educators, coaches, providers, and policy influences. It provides readers with real-world insights into the application, potential challenges, and successes of higher degree apprenticeships alongside the knowledge and tools needed to thrive... Read more

1. Introduction
Emily Beaumont, Matthew Scott, Clare Taylor and Stephanie Reynolds

2. The Recontextualisation of Apprenticeships in Higher Education in England: A Discursive Shift
Mandy Crawford-Lee

Part I: Key Stakeholders

3. The Learner: From Subject Matter Expert to Organisational Strategic Change Agent
Julian Grail and Elizabeth Ashman

4. The Learner: Navigating the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Journey
Marian Evans

5. The Learner: A First-Hand Perspective of the Degree Apprenticeship Journey
Clare Taylor

6. The Employer: Issues and Challenges Faced by SMEs as the Employer in the CMDA
Ahmad Timsal and Victoria Rosamond

7. The Employer: Supporting Apprenticeships Through Levy Transfers at a County Council
Dan Boon and Stephanie Reynolds

8. The Employer: The Role of the Employer in Overcoming Challenges in Apprenticeship Provision
Julia Russell

9. The Educator: Leading Higher and Degree Apprenticeships Through the Lens of Curriculum Design
Stavroula Bibila and Paula McIver Nottingham

10. The Educator: Leading and Delivering Sustainable Apprenticeship Programmes in Higher Education
Sophie Cole, Susan Dawson and Julie Derbyshire

11. Public and Private Providers: Experiences of Higher and Degree Apprenticeship Provision: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Kieron Chadwick

12. The Learner Coach: Surfacing Tripartite Practice
Helen Charlton and Phil Power-Mason

13. The Learner Coach: Supporting the Learner’s Apprenticeship Journey through Coaching and Mentoring Interventions
Hilary Duckett, Stavroula Bibila, Michelle Civile, Fernando Correia, Peter Goodwin, Michael Matthews, Julie Pepper, and Peter Stephenson

14. Trailblazers: Demand-led apprenticeships! Yes, but by whom? The Representativeness of Apprenticeship Trailblazers
Peter Dickinson and Emily Erickson

Part II: Industry Context

15. Health and Social Care: Transformative Learning Through Apprenticeships
Rhidian Lewis, Naowarat Lewis and Adrienne Sharples

16. Education: The Academic Professional Apprenticeship, Runway or Roadblock to Professional Development in Higher Education?
Debbie Reel

17. Business and Management: What is the Price of Progress Amidst Apprenticeship Funding Reform?
Clare Taylor and Stephanie Reynolds

18. Engineering: Criticality and Misalignments
Beverley Gibbs

19. Computing: Shaping Tomorrow’s Technologists, Challenges and Opportunities
Jordan Allison

Biography

Emily Beaumont is an Associate Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Head of REF at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Stephanie Reynolds is the stream lead for the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship, Lecturer, and Learner Coach at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Matthew Scott is a Senior Lecturer and Apprenticeship Co-Ordinator at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Clare Taylor is the Academic Course Leader for the Senior Leader Apprenticeship and Senior People Professional Apprenticeship at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.