How to get the most out of an apprenticeship

Identify what skills your workplace needs to build the right training for your organisation and employees.

To maximise the potential benefits of degree apprenticeships to your organisation, carefully consider the following:

• identify which degree apprenticeships would be most relevant to your business strategy
• consider where your organisation will be in five years’ time and, consequently, which skills you should be reinforcing or putting in place.

Carry out a skills audit

What is the range and extent of the skills presently available within your company? Which roles present the greatest challenge in recruitment and retention?

Identify future leaders

Which employees are demonstrating the traits and behaviours to become future leaders or major contributors to business growth? How can you invest in their development to improve the likelihood of retaining them? Answering these questions will help you to identify the ‘skills gap’ that could be effectively filled by degree apprentices.

Calculate the value of funds available

What funding might you expect to receive via the Levy for investment in degree apprenticeships? What would be the most effective way of using these funds to meet your business objectives?

Our specialist Degrees at Work team will provide expert advice on how to use degree apprenticeships to your best advantage. They will guide and support you at every stage of the process of setting up and implementing your degree apprenticeship programme.