Almost all universities that offer apprenticeships are delivering quality training, according to exclusive analysis of Ofsted data that could aid new skills minister Robert Halfon’s desire to “rocket boost” degree apprenticeships.
Ninety-three universities have racked up almost 100,000 apprenticeship starts between them since 2018 – three quarters of which are level 6 or 7 (degree-level) apprenticeships.
Of those, 40 universities have received a full inspection from Ofsted and 35, or 88 per cent, have been judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, according to figures crunched by Apprenticeship Data Insights.
An additional 26 have received an early monitoring visit from the education watchdog and 25, or 96 per cent, have received ‘significant’ or ‘reasonable’ progress scores.
In comparison, 64 per cent and 76 per cent of independent training providers and colleges were given Ofsted’s top two grades in the past year respectively.
