St Mary’s current apprenticeship provision currently includes programmes that align with the Senior Leader, Postgraduate Teacher and Children and Young People Family Practitioner apprenticeship standards. New provision aligned to the Undergraduate Teacher, Physiotherapist and Youth Worker standards is being developed.

Apprenticeships benefit the university by their alignment with our civic responsibilities to open up university education to more students and to develop our learner community by providing a range of courses and qualifications that can be accessed by learners at different stages of their learning and employment journeys. They provide real-life impact and change for learners, especially those for whom traditional HE has not been viewed as an option. Apprenticeship delivery also provides opportunities for collaboration with further education colleges, which is a key part of our Partnership Strategy, in order to enhance the further and higher education ecosystem within the region.

This strategy sets out the following objectives which are to:

Enhance the quality of our existing apprenticeship provision to improve our Ofsted rating
Evolve our current provision to develop new apprenticeship programmes
Work with our FE partners to develop a Level 2 to Level 6 apprenticeship pipeline
Work with local and national authorities, businesses and current partners to identify and develop apprenticeship opportunities

It is important that St Mary’s demonstrates the value that it can provide to prospective learners and partners, responding to demand, in order to realise these strategic priorities. Our values of Excellence, Generosity of Spirit, Inclusiveness and Respect will guide our approach to apprenticeship development and delivery, and we will be pro-active, flexible, and open in our relationships with partner institutions.

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