Higher Education Employer Trailblazer Consultation Education Employer Trailblazer Consultation 9 December, 2016 The Aims of the Consortium To develop flexible provision which will

Higher Education Employer Trailblazer Consultation

9th December 2016


9 December, 2016

HE Academic Professional Trailblazer

Sarah Tudor

Head of Skills and Work-Based Learning

Staffordshire University


9 December, 2016

A Job

• 16 or over and combine working with studying

• At least minimum wage and most employers pay more

• Graduates can be degree apprentices

• Can be existing staff

With Training

• 20% of time off the job, e.g. studying block release, partly on online and classroom or other methods to suit

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

• A full, but not full time degree or masters

• Working to University quality standards

Employer led

• Academic team at the heart of the apprenticeship delivery

• Employer at the heart of the apprenticeship

Funded by government

and employers

• Improving skills at higher levels is essential to individual business profitability and to wider economic survival

• Cannot access student loans to undertake an apprenticeship

What is a (Degree) Apprenticeship

Adapted from original by Rebecca Rhodes (Consultant, Snap & Senior Associate, UVAC)


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Knowledge

• Study for qualifications and other modules face to face, virtual classroom and online

• Practical exercises, projects at university, team activities

Skills & Competence

• Work based, work relevant assignments at work agreed with employers, assessed and graded.

• Mapped to professional body membership –gateway to the professions

Behaviours

• Some apprenticeship standards set out an expected set of behaviours requiring structured feedback / work based observations

•• Wider skills

include team building, problem solving, strategic thinking

Face to Face or ‘Blended’

• Cannot be delivered online only. must be Academic team at the heart of the apprenticeship delivery but employer at the heart of the apprenticeship

End-Point Assessment

• Most require an objective synoptic assessment -the training organisation cannot carry out the end point assessment.

• In degree apprenticeship the degree can be the end-point assessment

What is a (Degree) Apprenticeship

Adapted from original by Rebecca Rhodes (Consultant, Snap & Senior Associate, UVAC)


9 December, 2016

HE Academic Professional Trailblazer

Professor Jane Longmore

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Southampton Solent University


9 December, 2016

The HE Trailblazer Consortium

A group of HEIs and professional organisations came together representing HE employers to submit an Expression of Interest in developing an apprenticeship route for those employed within Higher Education.

The consortium is co-chaired by Southampton Solent University and Staffordshire University.

Sector wide interest has been high and the consortium has grown to include 70+ universities, private providers, mission groups and sector bodies.


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The Aims of the Consortium

To develop flexible provision which will meet the training needs of the sector.

To accommodate the diverse needs of the sector and the role of academic professional along a spectrum from 100% teaching to 100% research focus.

The Academic Professional standard will be a level 7 apprenticeship which aims to build on the existing UK professional standards and researcher frameworks.

It will offer an opportunity for providers to develop their newly appointed academic professionals using a postgraduate certificate or diploma.


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Where are we now?

Approval for development of the Academic Professional Standard received from DfE: “congratulations to the Higher Education Trailblazer for developing the Academic Professional standard and for playing an active role in developing the workforce of the future.” Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills Robert Halfon

Universities UK are providing administrative support for the trailblazer, funded by HEFCE's degree apprenticeship development fund.


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The End to End development process


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The draft Academic Professional apprenticeship standard

Sean Mackney, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Buckinghamshire New University

Professor Tim Quine, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), University of Exeter


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The Working Group

Large working group, all parts of the sector: mission groups, types of institution, roles

Professional bodies Vitae and HE Academy

Active critical engagement

Draft is the product of Working Group thought and work – working through the best course to suit all institutions as employers


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The Aims

Enable HE providers to use their apprentice levy to support development of new academic professionals

As quickly as possible, as easily as possible

Development as teachers and as researchers

Flexibility for other areas


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Meetings the needs of allinstitutions

Academic staff: 25% T, 48% T&R, 24% R

Lots with PGCert HE for learning and teaching roles (UKPSF aligned)

Some with early career researcher development activities

Mostly delivered to own staff, some in partnership

Massive opportunity to gain extra funds for development


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The Draft Standard

DFE: Must be 2-sides, knowledge, skills and behaviours, align with existing professional recognition schemes, English & Maths, for employees new to a role

Includes all elements of UKPSF Descriptor 2 and all RDF requirements

Stresses flexibility, gives optionality (And/Or; ‘Such as’)

Level 7, 12-18 months to completion

Aligned to HEA recognition (but not for R-only academics)


9 December, 2016

HE Employer Trailblazer

Contact: Gilmar Queiros ([email protected])

www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/Pages/higher-education-employer-trailblazer.aspx

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