Higher and degree apprenticeships

Eligibility

To be eligible to be an apprentice, you must satisfy the requirements of the Department for Education (DfE) funding rules.

This means that you must:

• be aged 16 or older at the start of the apprenticeship;
• not be enrolled on another funded apprenticeship or another funded further education or higher education programme at the time you start your new apprenticeship;
• be employed in a full-time job (minimum of 30 hours per week) or have a signed contract to start a full time job role, which is relevant to the apprenticeship you’re applying for;
• meet the qualification entry requirements of the apprenticeship standard and be able to provide original qualification certificates at enrolment;
• only apply for an apprenticeship unrelated to any qualifications you hold at the same or higher level than the apprenticeship you wish to apply for; the apprenticeship being applied for must be unrelated in subject and content from any qualification already held;
• not expect funding for a repeated qualification; the DfE will not fund apprentices who are repeating the same qualification;
• not be asked to contribute financially to the direct cost of your apprenticeship fees or use a student loan to finance any apprenticeship;
• over the duration of your apprenticeship, you must spend at least 50% of your working time in England;
• Meet the eligibility criteria listed in the  DfE Funding Rules

The University makes every effort to ensure that this information is accurate and up-to-date. Occasionally it can be necessary to make changes, for example to courses, facilities or fees. Examples of such reasons might include a change of law or regulatory requirements, industrial action, lack of demand, departure of key personnel, change in government policy, or withdrawal/reduction of funding. Changes to courses may for example consist of variations to the content and method of delivery of programmes, courses and other services, to discontinue programmes, courses and other services and to merge or combine programmes or courses. The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will also keep prospective students informed appropriately by updating our programme specifications.

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