Pearson Higher Apprenticeship
programmes
Sara Furness
Higher Education Vocational Assessment Manager
sara.furness@pearson.com
Why Higher Apprenticeships are of interest
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Apprentices considered 25% more employable by a group of
500 employers
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15.4% of 2004/05 tracked framework achievers progressed
to higher education; mainly into FE colleges and part-time
programmes
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58% of jobs created by 2017 will require STEM skills at
Levels 3, 4 and 5
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Recognised progression routes for STEM higher apprentices
- Registered Scientists or Engineering Technicians leading
onto Chartered Status
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Why Higher Apprenticeships are of interest
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New apprenticeships address a current skills shortage
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Sector requires an employee to have new qualifications
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Apprentices bring new talent/ideas into a sector
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Can engage an entire industry – 2043 PR employers involved
in awareness raising events around the country
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Learners actively searching for social media courses, not just
general business courses
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1500 potential learner recruits for PR – 120 places
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Why Higher Apprenticeships are of interest
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Pearson qualifications developed with stakeholder panel in 3
– 5 months (swift turnaround)
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Close partnership working – SSC/Awarding
Body/Employers/Training providers – regular panel
meetings to review units
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Universities or FE Colleges may deliver the knowledge
component; a training provider the NVQ
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Access to employer market – tap into demand for
customised training for employers
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Higher Apprenticeship delivery and support
Stages
Training provider or
centre approaches
employer to offer a
higher apprenticeship
Identification of a suitable
job role for the higher
apprentice in the
organisation
ATA – agency helps
employers write job
descriptions; can employ
apprentice; employer
pays ATA a fee for hire
back of apprentice
Recruitment/registration
of higher apprentice.
Agree units and learning
plan with apprentice
Identify workplace
supervisor and
opportunities to develop
knowledge and
competence in the
workplace
NAS can advertise
vacancies
www.apprenticeships.org.
uk
Workplace assessment
and progress reviews
Higher Apprenticeship
certification
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Higher Apprenticeship Centre Issues
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Enrolment (case by case), diagnostics (maths, english, ICT)
and induction process
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – mapping of qualification
certificates and transcripts to standards
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Regular standardisation meetings necessary with assessment
staff to ensure fairness and consistency of grading of
individuals in workplace
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Rigour of internal verification of assignments
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Need to cross reference work based learning evidence to
knowledge units
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Issues
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Need for subject/sector specific training events to provide up to
date guidance/identify evidence opportunities for assessment
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Regular student feedback required on the programme,
assessment and the curriculum to ensure modifications and
adaptations can be incorporated at appropriate delivery points
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Regular updating of employer on student progress, eg every 34 weeks
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BT Group – Higher Apprenticeship for IT,
Software, Web and Telecommunications
Professionals
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Intake is mainly from A Level students. Inundated with
student applications – negative perception created by
rejections
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BT has monthly meetings with Staffordshire University,
Stoke College and Suffolk College
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Regular standardisation meetings of assessment decisions
with Internal Verifiers and Assessors.
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Online internal verification planning with notification
systems built in; all assessment reports kept online on the
BT Achieve system
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BT Group – Higher Apprenticeship for IT,
Software, Web and Telecommunications
Professionals
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Students can cross reference their diverse work based
evidence to the knowledge units online
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Dependent on centre, the Foundation degree is delivered via
block release of 3 – 4 weeks with two semesters or on day
release
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Competence assessment carried out in workplace by a full
time assessor team who travel as requested to make
assessments
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Instruction constantly available in the workplace and the
students have a work ‘buddy’
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BT Group – Higher Apprenticeship for IT,
Software, Web and Telecommunications
Professionals
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NVQ Point – provision of student support online, including
facility to feedback and raise any issues
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Apprentices brought together with the opportunity to
feedback to BT Senior Management
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Regular staff appraisals and staff development needs logged
on the BT People system.
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BTEC Higher Apprenticeship Frameworks
Higher Apprenticeship
Date
Accountancy
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Available now
Advanced Manufacturing
4
Available now
Advanced Manufacturing (Wales only)
6
Available now
Advertising
4
Available now
4/5
Available now
Business and Administration
4
Available now
Care, Leadership and Management
5
Available now
Construction Site Management
4
Available now
Engineering Environmental Technologies
4
Available now
Automotive Management and Vehicle Maintenance
12
Level
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BTEC Higher Apprenticeship Frameworks
Higher Apprenticeship
Hospitality Management
13
Level
4
Date
Available now
Available now
Innovation and Growth
5
Interactive Design and Digital Media
4
Available now
Management and Leadership
4/5
Life Sciences and Chemical Science Professionals
4/5
Available now
Available now
Public Relations
4
Available now
Sustainable Built Environment
5
Available now
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Contact us
Existing
customers
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Application process
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Combined application form
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Covers both centre and qualification approval
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Centre approval is required, even for existing Edexcel
centres, if the centre is not currently approved for higher
level (L4-7) BTECs
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Will look at staff CVs, resources and an assignment for one
of the mandatory units of the knowledge element of the
qualification (s) that make up the framework.
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Training and consultancy process
One or 2 days training dependant on current centre status.
New centre or non-vocational
centre eg currently offers A
Supporting your approval
level/GCSE/ESOL only – require 2
application for Higher Level
full days training
programmes
Application support plus
programme implementation
Existing vocational centre, new
qualifications
Full day training session for
centre team on
Implementation of Higher
Apprenticeships
Post workshop consultancy – guidance and review of centre’s materials for
application
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BTEC Higher Apprenticeships
Complete support for Learners, Providers and Employers
For Providers and Employers
Higher
20+ Higher
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Advisors
Frameworks
Delivery
Assignment
Guide
Preparation and
(Provider &
Approval Support
Study Skills
Key topic
Guide
readers
Video
Visual
overviews
presentations
Employer)
Available for all sectors
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FOR LEARNERS
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For certain sectors only
Complete support for learners and providers
Delivery guides for providers
and employers (all sectors)
• The background to Higher
Apprenticeships
• Details of framework structures
and qualifications
• Best practice in reruitment,
progression, partnerships and
engagement, inductions,
overcoming challenges
• How to get the most of
learning resources. Can be
branded for the provider.
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Complete support for learners and providers
Learning materials study skills (all sectors):
• progression from Level 3
• research and referencing
• time-management
• preparation for assessment
• encourages learners to take
responsibility for assessment
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