At our first meeting of the year, we were joined by Dr Scott Wildman from University of Kent.<\/p>\n
Many of our members were surprised to hear how the University had recently received funding to develop new degree level apprenticeships, specific to the construction sector<\/strong> for students starting in September 2018.<\/p>\n With the government actively promoting higher and degree apprenticeships (HDAs) as an alternative to traditional university study, more than 100 new apprenticeships are being developed by a consortia of employers, for employers. More than 20 of these in development are apprenticeships in construction based roles.<\/p>\n We also learnt how the University can help employers to create an occupationally unique apprenticeship standard, underpinned by a degree programme, specific to their business sector\/needs.<\/p>\n To support the project, the University have created a survey, to better understand what you as employers in the construction industry are looking for in terms of apprenticeships and course content. The survey will take around 5 minutes of your time to complete and offers you the chance to win a \u00a3100 Amazon voucher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to take the survey.\u00a0You can view Dr Wildman’s presentation on our website here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"