Degree Apprenticeships - University Of Brighton

Higher and degree apprenticeships

An apprenticeship provides great benefits to employers and employees alike, boosting your staff's capabilities through a combination of academic study and on-the-job training.

The University of Brighton has been developing and delivering higher and degree apprenticeships since 2016. These programmes are designed by employers for employers, meeting the needs of the public and private sector while improving staff development and retention.

Our apprentices combine work with part-time university study and develop through on-the-job learning with work-based projects relevant to their organisation.

Many of our higher and degree apprenticeship programmes are also offered through the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology in Crawley. The SSIOT provides high quality, technology-driven education and training across a range of subjects including engineering, construction and digital/IT.

Why partner with us?

• 50+ professional organisation partnerships
• One of the first universities to offer apprenticeships
• Programmes developed with employer partners

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Safeguarding apprentices

Information for employers

Find out how an apprenticeship could benefit your organisation, how funding works, hiring and your responsibilities during the programme.

Information for apprentices

How to find an apprenticeship, the options available, entry requirements, how to apply, programme lengths, assessments and how finance works.

Our apprenticeship programmes

Our apprenticeship programmes range from business and management to education, construction, engineering and the built environment, and health and science.

What are higher and degree apprenticeships?

Higher and degree apprenticeships are jobs with industry-led educational programmes attached that lead to university qualifications. An apprenticeship is a three-way partnership between an education provider (the University of Brighton), an employer, and an apprentice, who could be an existing employee or a new hire.

Apprentices spend most of their time at the workplace in a relevant professional role, with 20% of their time (usually one day per week) released for university study. The University of Brighton offers level 5, 6 and 7 apprenticeships, equivalent to foundation, bachelors and masters degrees respectively.

Follow our dedicated LinkedIn Apprenticeships page to keep up-to-date with all our news and activity.

The assignments on my course were work-based – for one, I conducted a cost analysis of overheads, indirect and direct costings and was able to come back to my manager with good evidence and suggestions for improvement. Many of my cohort produced tangible results for our own organisations.

Laura Williams, Senior Leader Apprenticeship Graduate

Our latest news

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National Apprenticeship Week: Teacher Degree Apprentice, Ben D’Souza, Shares His Apprenticeship Journey

The Skills Hub are releasing a series of podcasts each day on Spotify to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and our fabulous apprentices.

National Apprenticeship Week: Occupational Therapist Degree Apprentice Lisa Cory talks about her apprenticeship experience and her exciting plans for placement in Year 4 !

Angelica Blake-Lawson, Projects Assistant at the Skills Hub, is joined by Lisa Cory a current Occupational Therapist Degree Apprentice at the University of Brighton.

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