Teesside University’s New Apprenticeship Strategy to Supercharge the Region
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Teesside University’s Director of Apprenticeships, Jo Burgess:
These are incredibly exciting times. Our Apprenticeship offer has been expanding, focussing on placing the needs of apprentices and employers at the heart of its development.
More than 20 innovative Professional Apprenticeships are now available, ranging from Business Management and Cyber Security, to Engineering, Health and Dietetics. With over 2,000 Professional Apprentices currently enrolled on programmes at Teesside University, we are supporting hundreds of employers meet their workforce development needs and secure the talent pipelines of the future.
I am delighted that we’ll be launching our new strategy during National Apprenticeship Week – a time when the spotlight is firmly on apprenticeships and the positive impact they make. It sets out a commitment to be recognised as a flagship apprenticeship provider, delivering clear career progression options and supporting organisations and businesses to maximise the use of the apprenticeship levy, a critical lever for building capacity in key high level skills priority areas and levelling-up.
Our mission is to work with industry partners and build comprehensive innovative apprenticeships, collaborating with business to ensure people are equipped with the knowledge and experiences they need to become future industry leaders and highly skilled experts in their field.
To support this, we’ll also be launching the Apprenticeship Employer Forum on 8 February – a new initiative aimed at employers which will enable them to inform and shape the professional apprenticeship offer and provide opportunities to share good practice and experience from an employer’s perspective.
Our strategy also demonstrates our commitment to providing every Teesside University Professional Apprentice with the opportunity and support to graduate with the skills and knowledge required to achieve success, make a significant contribution to their workplace and enjoy fulfilling future careers.
I’m incredibly proud that Teesside University was among the first higher education institutions in the country to have its provision subject to a full inspection by Ofsted, with its Professional Apprenticeship provision rated as ‘outstanding’ across all categories. We set the bar and will continue to work hard to deliver outstanding service to both employers and apprentices.
My team would love to hear from you. Call on 01642 738888, drop us an email [email protected] or visit our website.