The demand for degree apprenticeship courses being offered continues to rise, with the number of programmes started in 2022/23 standing at 8.2% higher than the previous year. At the same time, challenges remain in improving student interest, engaging diverse employers and boosting completion rates. Now, it is more imperative than ever for providers to address these challenges in order to ensure programmes meet their goals of championing social mobility, closing skill gaps, and rewarding employers. To achieve this, employers and providers must come together to collaborate on designing high-quality, marketable and well-supported programmes that are attractive to a wide range of potential students.

• 46,800 new starts in degree apprenticeships occurred in 2022/23, according to the Apprenticeships and Traineeships November 2023 statistics release
• 9% of all apprenticeship starts were degree apprenticeships in 2022/23, compared to 12.4% in 2021/22 according to the same release
• According to a 2022 study by Prospects, only 12% of school and college students are interested in pursuing an apprenticeship of any kind, as opposed to 60% hoping to attend University.

Join us at this one day online conference to hear the latest updates from key national bodies and experts on improving the design and delivery of degree apprenticeships. Engage with a series of best practice case studies covering effective and reflexive course design, improving partnership working and collaboration with employers as well as monitoring and supporting apprentices to bolster completion rates. There will also be the opportunity to network with senior colleagues from across the sector to discuss widening access to degree apprenticeships and engaging schools, colleges and employers to improve your outreach.

Why attend:
• Hear high-level keynotes on the latest national initiatives and overall landscapes within the degree apprenticeships sector
• Learn from case studies covering a variety of topics including staff training, co-designing courses with employers as well as effective marketing of existing apprenticeship programmes
• Network with senior colleagues from across the sector to discuss strategies to widen access to degree apprenticeships and engage underrepresented demographics
• CPD (gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota).