Higher Apprenticeship Partners

The aim of the Higher Apprenticeship is to raise the skill levels of people available to the ICT industry to degree level.

IT professionals with the right skills are always in demand. The industry continues to need bright people who want to take the initiative, whether it is in reinventing business processes or developing new and complicated software.

• IT industry employment will grow at between 2.2 and 3.5 per cent over the next decade. Between 156,000 and 179,000 entrants will be required a year to meet this growth and fill vacancies created by those leaving the workforce
• a third of companies with IT professional vacancies are finding them hard to fill. Of these companies, 76 per cent had to delay the launch of new products and services. IT skills shortages continue to threaten both revenue and customer service.

Documents

Higher Apprenticeship for IT Professional: Trial framework (pdf) If you are interested in delivering the Higher Apprenticeship, please contact apprenticeships@e-skills.com.

UVAC guide for implementing the IT Professional Higher Apprenticeship (pdf) The guide provides background, case studies and practical advice for employers and educators.

Higher Apprenticeship Partners

Buckinghamshire Chiltern University College – Aylesbury Training Group Ltd
Contact: Ian Harper i.harper@atg-training.co.uk  

Coventry University – City College Coventry
Contact: Jean Sadler J.SADLER@staff.covcollege.ac.uk  
Website: www.covcollege.ac.uk  

Coventry University – Henley College
Contact: Julie Craddock Jcraddock@henley-cov.ac.uk  
Tel 024 76626409

Kingston University – Richmond Upon Thames
Contact: Mandy Reeson mreeson@rutc.ac.uk  

Leeds Metropolitan University – Leeds College of Technology
Contact: Terry Fennell T.Fennell@leedscollege.ac.uk  

Northampton University – Milton Keynes College / Northampton College
Contact: Brendan D'Cruz Brendan.Dcruz@northampton.Ac.Uk  

Northumbria University – Gateshead College
Contact: Mary Lindsey mary.lindsey@gateshead.ac.uk  
Contact: Mick Brophy mick.brophy@gateshead.ac.uk  

Manchester College of Art & Technology (ManCat)
Contact: Allan Southworth allan_southworth@mancat.ac.uk  

Staffordshire University – Leek College
Contact: Joanne McKechnie jmckechnie@leek.ac.uk  

Yeovil College
Contact: David Bernard david.bernard@yeovil.ac.uk  
Tel: 01935 845394 - Website: www.ucy.ac.uk  

Last modified: 01 Feb 2008