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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships Apprenticeships
Oxford Brookes works with a number of colleges who deliver our qualifications as part of degree or higher apprenticeships. Apprentices are awarded an Oxford Brookes qualification as well as achieving the overall apprenticeship, which is delivered by the college. Degree or higher apprenticeships are an opportunity to combine employment with study and can include an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or professional qualifications. As an apprentice you will be employed, receive a wage, and will not pay tuition fees as the cost of
Oxford Brookes works with a your qualification is covered by your number of colleges who deliver our employer. qualifications as part of degree or higher apprenticeships. Apprentices As an apprentice you would typically are awarded an Oxford Brookes attend our partner college one day a qualification as well as achieving week or complete distance learning. the overall apprenticeship, which is Your professional competence is delivered by the college. assessed in the workplace where you will be supported by a mentor. Degree or higher apprenticeships are an opportunity to combine Like all students at a partner college, employment with study and can apprentices studying for an Oxford include an undergraduate or Brookes qualification are fully enrolled postgraduate degree or professional students. This means they enjoy many qualifications. As an apprentice you of the benefits and support services will be employed, receive a wage, and that Oxford Brookes offers, as well as will not pay tuition fees as the cost of those provided by the college.
your qualification is covered by your employer. As an apprentice you would typically attend our partner college one day a week or complete distance learning. Your professional competence is assessed in the workplace where you will be supported by a mentor. Like all students at a partner college, apprentices studying for an Oxford Brookes qualification are fully enrolled students. This means they enjoy many of the benefits and support services that Oxford Brookes offers, as well as those provided by the college.
“The majority of our course is “The majority of our course is based on coursework rather based on coursework rather than exams. I can apply what than exams. I can apply what I do in my daily role (within a I do in my daily role (within a commercial team) to debates at commercial team) to debates at university, as well as in university, as well as in my assignments.” my assignments.”
ELLA WRENCH ELLA WRENCH Chartered Manager Degree Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice, Abingdon and Apprentice, Abingdon and Witney College Witney College
How higher and degree apprenticeships compare How higher and degree apprenticeships compare with other HE qualifications with other HE qualifications
This table sets out how higher or degree apprenticeships, which include one of This table sets out how higher or degree apprenticeships, which include one of our qualifications, differ from standalone ACP foundation degrees and degrees our qualifications, differ from standalone ACP foundation degrees and degrees
Applications Applications are made... are made...
Standalone foundation degree or degree
Standalone foundation degree Apprenticeship or degree route
Apprenticeship route
via UCAS or using the part-time via UCAS or using the part-time application form application form
Fees are paid by... Fees are paid by... you directly, via student loan or by a you directly, via student loan or by a sponsor (eg your employer) sponsor (eg your employer)
Fees are Fees are payable to... payable to... Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University
Student Finance Student Finance loans are... loans are... available available
Having a relevant Having a relevant job role is... job role is...
As well as the As well as the Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes qualification I need qualification I need to complete... to complete... For more For more information visit... information visit... an element of some of our courses; an element of some of our courses; sometimes voluntary work or sometimes voluntary work or placements will meet requirements. placements will meet requirements. See the course description for details. See the course description for details. you don’t need to complete any you don’t need to complete any other qualifications other qualifications
www.brookes.ac.uk/acp www.brookes.ac.uk/acp or the college’s website or the college’s website to the college to the college apprenticeship team apprenticeship team who work with the who work with the employer to consider employer to consider applicants applicants your employer your employer
the college the college
not available not available
a required aspect of a required aspect of an apprenticeship an apprenticeship
the apprenticeship the apprenticeship certificate. This may certificate. This may include additional include additional qualifications qualifications the college’s the college’s apprenticeship website apprenticeship website
“The thing I enjoy most about my course is the “The thing I enjoy most about my course is the knowledge that I gain can be applied back in the knowledge that I gain can be applied back in the workplace. For example, when we did the language workplace. For example, when we did the language module and studied the pre-linguistic stages of module and studied the pre-linguistic stages of children I learnt that whilst communicating with children I learnt that whilst communicating with babies, we didn’t need to oversimplify everything as babies, we didn’t need to oversimplify everything as they understand so much more than we think.” they understand so much more than we think.”
