“This project was always going to be unique, in that the views of our apprentices, who are all employed, would provide insights not previously captured in such depth. We have been afforded significant access to their thinking; which supports us to focus on how we might explore further, their experiences and their journey, as they develop into dual professionals. Co-creation is fundamental as we develop and explore."

Jackie Whitehouse
Head of Work-based and Professional Learning
The University of Warwick

In 2024, we launched an in-depth Degree Apprenticeship feedback project – the first of its kind at Warwick. Our Degree Apprentices are a distinct community at Warwick, with a unique experience of blending work and studying for their degree qualification.

We have more than 1,300 Degree Apprentices studying across five different departments, including Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), School of Engineering, Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL), Computer Science and Warwick Medical School (WMS).

The project aimed to find out what works well for our Degree Apprentices, and what could be improved. 142 Degree Apprentices signed up, and 79 took part in at least one activity across the two-week project.

Degree Apprentices spent 38 hours in the online platform telling us about their experiences, sharing thoughts, ideas and images. We had 519 posts and 79 images. We’ve been working hard and understanding the Degree Apprentice experience. Click here Link opens in a new windowto read the full report.