This one day online conference will discuss the future for degree apprenticeships in England.

It will be an opportunity to consider recent developments and key issues, including the updated apprenticeship funding rules for apprenticeships starting in the 2025-26 academic year and changes to public funding eligibility for most new Level 7 apprenticeships introduced from January 2026. Delegates will also examine reforms associated with the introduction of the Growth and Skills Levy - with new flexibilities from April 2026 enabling levy funding to be used on shorter and more modular training units in priority areas such as artificial intelligence, digital and engineering - alongside the establishment of Skills England as the policy body responsible for assessment reform and overall system oversight.

Attendees will assess how these changes are influencing employer commissioning decisions, provider delivery models, and expectations around sustainability and scope of higher-level professional and technical training routes. Sessions will also examine the positioning of degree apprenticeships within the wider post-18 education and skills landscape, including relationships with Higher Technical Qualifications, professional accreditation pathways, and emerging approaches to modular and flexible learning.

The session will cover:
• Policy implications on access & widening participation
• Delivery, quality of provision & regional variation
• Flexibility, skills & labour market needs
• Assessment.