Degree Apprenticeships at the University of Warwick

Your experience as a degree apprentice

Find out more about what to expect during your degree apprenticeship and explore how we will support you.

Your Experience Our Support Apprenticeship FAQs

Your experience

Structure

Most of your training will take place in the workplace. 80 percent of your time is learning on-the-job, tasks that you would complete during your regular working hours.

At least 20 percent is then completed through your studies at Warwick, which might be day or block release, with a mix of online and face to face learning. Apprenticeships are typically 3 - 6 years long depending on the subject area and qualification.

You will be working full-time for a minimum of 30 hours a week. Any job role with less than 30 hours a week, would be considered on an individual basis. Your exact working pattern will depend on your role and your employer would confirm your contracted working hours.

Study format

You will be taught through a mix of face-to-face learning, interactive online learning, work-based projects, and independent study.

Our programmes are delivered in either one-week blocks spaced throughout the year or as day release, one day per week. Your employer will decide which.

Assessments

Your academic study can be assessed through assignments, project work, and exams, similar to a traditional degree.

For your work-based learning, you will be asked to keep a Learning Journal and develop a Professional Portfolio of evidence both of which will be regularly reviewed.

To complete your apprenticeship, you will undertake an End Point Assessment to test whether you have gained the knowledge, skills and behaviours required.

Our Support

Academic

As well as your academic tutors you will have a dedicated University Apprenticeship Tutor to provide you with both academic and pastoral support. They will also meet on a regular basis with yourself and your Line Manager at work to discuss your progress.

Our Student Opportunity Team have a range of developmental opportunities including academic writing, study, research and numeracy skills, as well as a range of personal development workshops.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is hugely important to us. We want you to feel safe, supported and reassured as you become part of our welcoming community.

Wellbeing and Student Support can help you to develop the personal resources and skills needed to navigate the challenges and opportunities of student life. You will be able to access our services via our Wellbeing Portal – choose an online or in-person appointment to help identify your needs and explore the best options for you e.g. referral to Counselling and Psychotherapy Services. You will also be able to access our Wellbeing Masterclasses and our Steps to Wellbeing Programme, to help you focus on your individual wellbeing needs.

FAQs

Am I eligible for a Degree Apprenticeship?

To apply for an degree apprenticeship, you must:

Be at least 18 years old
Have left full time education when the apprenticeship starts
Have the right to work in the UK and ensure any visa is valid for the duration of the whole degree apprenticeship
Have achieved GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C or equivalent before completing the apprenticeship
Meet one of the below residency requirements:

- UK nationals - UK nationals are eligible for funding if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

- UK nationals in the EEA - UK nationals who have been living in the EEA prior to their apprenticeships are eligible for funding if they have been ordinarily resident in the EEA for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship; or, have been ordinarily resident in a combination of the UK and EEA for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

- EEA nationals in the UK - Irish nationals are eligible for funding if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, Ireland, or the EEA for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

- All other EEA nationals are eligible for funding if they have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme; and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA, Gibraltar, or the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.

- Please note there are other residency criteria that cover a range of individual circumstances, for example family members of UK and EEA nationals. Please contact the Apprenticeships Team at apprenticeships@warwick.ac.uk if you feel the above points have not covered your situation.

Each apprenticeship will also have specific academic entry requirements set by the University and the employer which you would also need to achieve.

Will I be a full or part-time student?

A Degree Apprenticeship will be identified as a full-time programme if the duration of the course and the number of credits studied per year is the same as an equivalent non-DA (traditional degree) programme.

Where no such equivalent course exists, the duration and number of credits studied on the DA will be assessed against the typical length of a similar non-DA qualification.

If the DA does not satisfy these requirements, then the programme will be classified as part-time.

Will I get paid a salary? How long will my degree apprenticeship take? Where will I reside?

Whilst at work, you could live at home or if needed move closer to your place of work.

At Warwick, during off-the-job training periods, it may be possible to be allocated a room within our halls of residence. However, before applying to become an apprentice with us, you should speak with your employer about whether they might support accommodation costs, at private rentals or near by hotels, including our own conference facility.

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