Information for employers
Offer ambitious employees the prospect of a world-class degree without the debt.
We work with local, regional and national businesses to understand strategic priorities and challenges, and develop the content of each programme to offer real value. We can tailor the programme to a sector, or even specifically adapt it for your business.
We are currently developing a range of degree apprenticeships in the following areas:
- Management
- Healthcare
- Scientific careers
- Engineering
- Digital and Computer Science
To find out more about our degree apprenticeship programmes, or to you develop a course for your organisation, contact our degree apprenticeships team.
Supporting your apprentice recruitment
When partnering with us, we can support your apprentice recruitment and selection process. We'll support you to recruit the best candidate for your organisation and our degree apprenticeship programme by:
- allocating a dedicated account manager to answer your apprentice recruitment questions
- reviewing your apprenticeship job vacancy adverts to help ensure it attracts candidates that meet the programme criteria
- supporting you to register your vacancy on the National Apprenticeship Service Website (external link)
- advertising masters-level vacancies on My Career, the University’s graduate jobs portal
- alerting suitable candidates who have registered interest in the programme to your vacancy
- displaying your vacancy on our degree apprenticeships web page
- sharing your vacancy on appropriate University social media channels and networks
To find out more about recruiting an apprentice for one of our programmes please contact our employer engagement team.
Useful links for employers
Rules and guidance for employers (PDF)
Download our Employers Guide (PDF)
Employer complaints policy (PDF)
Funding Information
Degree apprenticeship programme fees are paid for by the employer and there are a number of funding options available.
Funding eligibility depends on the number of people you employ, your company’s annual payroll and the age of the apprentice.
If you have a wage bill above £3 million, you can use your Apprenticeship Levy contributions to cover the programme fees. If you do not have sufficient levy payments to cover the full cost of the programme fees, you may be eligible for 95% government funding to cover the shortfall.
If you have a wage bill under £3 million, you can still access our programmes for your employees. You may be eligible for 95% government co-investment.
Incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice
As part of the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’, to aid the UK’s economic recovery, there is a temporary incentive payment for those who hire an apprentice as a new employee between 1 August 2020 and 31 September 2021.
This payment is in addition to the £1000 employers receive for hiring an apprentice:
- aged 16 to 18 years old
- under 25 with an education, health and care plan or who has been in the care of their local authority
For new, eligible apprentices who joined your organisation between 1 August 2020 and 31 March 2021 you will receive:
- £2,000 for apprentices aged 16-24
- £1,500 for apprentices aged 25 and over
You must apply for these apprentices before 31 May 2021.
For new, eligible apprentices who join your organisation between 1 April 2021 and 31 September 2021 you will receive:
- £3,000 for apprentices regardless of age
You can apply for incentive payments for these apprentices from 1 June 2021 to 30 November 2021.
To find out more about the incentive payments please visit the government apprenticeship website via the lunks below or contact our Degree Apprenticeship Team to discuss funding.
Useful funding links
Apprenticeship funding
Apprenticeship funding from August 2020
Apprenticeship incentive payments 2020/21
Information for apprentices
A world-class degree without the debt
Degree apprenticeships offer you the chance to combine a job with a programme of academic study that awards a bachelors or masters-level qualification. And all whilst earning a salary.
As an apprentice, you'll undertake on and off-the-job learning to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to your job.
If you're in employment and interested in undertaking a degree apprenticeship, speak to your employer in the first instance. If you're not in employment, you can apply for a job that's advertised as an apprenticeship, or talk to us about specific programmes.
Basic eligibility requirements
To be eligible for a degree apprenticeship, you must be:
- Over 16 and live in England or a citizen of EEA countries.
- A non-EEA citizen legally resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship and have the right to work in England.
- Employed and spend at least 50% of working hours in England over the duration of the apprenticeship.
- Qualified at Level 2 (equivalent to grades 4-9 at GCSE) or above in English and Maths.
There will be additional academic entry requirements specific to each programme.
Useful links for apprentices
Guidance on becoming an apprentice
Apprentice Complaints Policy
Apprentice Complaints Procedure
Programmes we offer
Advanced Clinical Practitioner at Level 7
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Veterinary) at Level 7
Architect at Level 7
Now recruiting apprentices for September 2021.
Qualification: MArch Architecture with Collaborative Practice Research (ARB/RIBA Part 2) and Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture (Part 3).
Mode of delivery: Day release on our Nottingham campus or our central London base.
Duration: 50 months
Course structure
Title | Taught |
Practice research and development of skillset
|
Year 1 |
Exploration, theory, design and profession |
Year 2 |
Design thesis and reflective portfolio |
Year 3 |
Professional practice |
Year 4 |
Find out more: View the full course details.
Architect Degree Apprenticeship information webinar
To apply: Contact our degree apprenticeships team
Useful links:
IfA link to standard
Bioinformatics Scientist at Level 7
Data Scientist at Level 6
Now recruiting apprentices for September 2021.
Qualification: BSc (Hons) Data Science
Mode of delivery: Block release
Duration: 48 months
Programme overview: The Data Scientist Degree Apprenticeship offers a challenging modern curriculum that will enable employees from businesses across a broad range of industries to gain a deep understanding of the area of data science. They will develop the skills to address the issues raised by large-scale data analysis and facilitate datadriven decision making.
Find out more: View the full course details.
To apply: Contact the Degree Apprenticeships team.
Useful links: View the full apprenticeship standard on IfA.
Electro-mechanical Engineer at
Level 6
Laboratory Scientist at Level 6 (chemical sciences route)
Programmes in development
We do not currently have any programmes in development.
Statement of approach to subcontracting
The University of Nottingham uses subcontractors to complement its own delivery and where enhancements to teaching and learning for apprentices can be gained by partnering with specialist providers of subject-matter expertise. Additionally it uses subcontractors for L2 English, Maths or Functional Skills provision when required (the University does not deliver teaching and learning at L2). All subcontractors are subject to the University's Subcontracting Policy and a thorough due diligence process will be undertaken by the University as main provider to satisfy itself that the subcontractor has been selected fairly and has capacity, capability, quality and a good financial business standing (with the exception of when partnering with organisations that are exempt from providing this information to the Education and Skills Funding Agency as part of the Register of Apprenticeship Training Organisations, eg HEIs monitored by OfS, or large public sector organisations). The University will make subcontractor declarations to ESFA as required and will obtain an independent auditors report where subcontracting exceeds £100,000 annually.
The University provides the following services:
- Review of capacity, capability and readiness prior to contract start
- Assessment of subcontractors costs against Education and Skills Funding Agency apprenticeship funding rules (where the employer is the delivery subcontractor, special conditions are applied)
- On-programme QA monitoring and review
- Gaining employer and apprentice feedback on subcontracted provision
- Working with subcontractor to improve and refine programme content
The University retains a nominal fee from the total funding for each apprentice for management of subcontracted activity. These fees are reviewed regularly and are adjusted as appropriate.
Degree apprenticeship programmes that include subcontracting:
All programmes - Level 2 Functional Skills
Subcontractor name: Nottingham College
Rationale for subcontracting: To fill gaps in niche or expert provision.
Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Subcontractor name: Department of Research and Education in Emergency and Acute Medicine (DREEAM).
Rationale for subcontracting: To fill gaps in niche or expert provision.
Why choose the University of Nottingham?
By partnering with an institution celebrated for its academic excellence, pioneering research, employability and world-leading campuses and facilities, your business will be able to attract, retain and develop talent.
- We’re ranked in the world’s top 100 universities and the UK’s top 15 by the latest QS World University Rankings (2018).
- The UK’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in 2017 rated Nottingham ‘gold’ for teaching and learning.
- We were ranked 8th in the UK for research power in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2014).
Accommodation Facilities
Apprentices studying with us at the University of Nottingham as part of a degree apprenticeship do not qualify for student accommodation, and accommodation arrangements and costs are not included in any of our degree apprenticeship programmes. However, if you need to arrange accommodation on any of our campuses for an apprentice, please let us know and we'll do our best to signpost you to a number of possible accommodation options.
On-campus accommodation
There are two fully-serviced hotels on our University Park and Jubilee campuses which offer short stay visitors affordable and convenient accommodation. Our onsite facilities create an ideal place for apprentices to submerse themselves into an effective learning environment, whilst also providing high standard accommodation expected by professional learners.
There are also a number of accommodation options available in University of Nottingham student residences and in the city centre close to the University campus.
Ready to transform your business?
To explore how your business will benefit from degree apprenticeships, get in touch with our team.