Apprenticeships at Brighton

#AmazingApprentice Jane Horn, Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship

Jane Horn is a Nursing Associate at Sussex Partnership Trust going above and beyond. Read what her manager had to say below. “Jane has been greatly appreciated in these difficult times. She has been picking up additional shifts, leading with qualified staff and supporting physical health interventions such as National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and…

Smaller organisations can get 100% funding for training costs of apprenticeships

Organisations with fewer than 50 employees are able to receive 100% funding for training costs of an apprentice aged 16-18 (or aged 19-24 with an Education Health and Care plan, or who is a care-leaver). Funding will continue to be provided if the employer grows to 50+ employees after the start of the apprenticeship as…

£1,000 grant to any employer taking on younger apprentices

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will provide businesses with a £1,000 grant to any employer taking on an apprentice aged 16-18 (or aged 19-24 with an Education Health and Care plan or who is a care-leaver). Payments are made via the training provider (University of Brighton) and passed on to the employer in…

Frankie Dennis, Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship

The apprenticeships team caught up with Frankie Dennis and her employer Daniel Barrow to find out the impact the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship has had on her role as the PA to the Head of School and Dean, Professor Steven McGuire at the University of Sussex Business School. “In a relatively short space of…

How does reserving funding work?

How it works Smaller employers that do not pay the apprenticeship levy can now reserve apprenticeship funding for training and assessment in their apprenticeship service account. The funding will cover 95% of the cost of the apprenticeship (up to the funding band maximum), smaller employers will need to pay the remaining 5% directly to the…

Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship

Becky was working away on placement as part of her apprenticeship with the University of Brighton when she was recalled to her main role at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is now taking on extra responsibilities to support more senior healthcare colleagues, which include making phone calls and…

Sharon taking the role of patient for her fellow apprentices

Sharon Whitmore, Assistant Practitioner Higher Apprenticeship

Sharon is a 33-year-old healthcare assistant who works part-time at a local GP surgery. She studied her Assistant Practitioner (Health) Higher Apprenticeship (Level 5) at the University of Brighton. Sharon left school after taking GCSEs and started a family soon after. She aspired to be a nurse, but further study was not a realistic possibility…

Podiatry apprentice Natasha Basset demonstrating on a peer

Podiatrist Degree Apprenticeship

Apprentice podiatrist Natasha Bassett (from East Sussex Healthcare Trust) and Helen Poppitt-Jones explain how as part of a multi-disciplinary team, Natasha is putting practical, specialist skills into practice as part of her apprenticeship by using vasculab equipment to monitor lower limb problems and prevent amputation. Find out more about the Podiatrist Degree Apprenticeship.

Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship

What’s a Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship like? Hear about the personal experiences of Amber Stokes and Sabena Bond as well as thoughts from head of recruitment at Hastings Academy (Paul Degg) and course leader at the university (Liz Bundock). Find out more about the Teacher Apprenticeship.

Nursing Associate apprentice Kathy Boult and course leader Mark Lees

Nursing Associate Apprenticeship

An overview of the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship with course leader Mark Lees. Find out how an innovation one student (Kathy Boult from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust) made as part of her course was then ordered for her ward. Find out more about the Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship.

Kevin – my route to an MBA

MBA Apprentice Kevin Rozario-Johnson, who works for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, explains how he came to enrol on the course and shares his thoughts. Find out more about the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship.

Employers: Why Nursing Associate apprenticeships work for our staff

The new Nursing Associate apprenticeships are helping healthcare assistants develop their skills and bring new experience back to their community roles. Find out more about the Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship.

Two healthcare employers giving an interview

Healthcare employers: How apprenticeships are great for staff

New apprenticeships are helping staff work towards qualifications while staying in work. If you are an employer in the healthcare sector there are lots of benefits to be had. Find out more about apprenticeships in Health and Social care.

three nursing associate employers on ward

Employers: New opportunities for Nursing Associates

Employers of the new Nursing Associates explain how the qualification is great for the healthcare sector and how it gives students entering the field exciting new opportunities. Find out more about the Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship.

Charlotte – why the postgraduate Teaching apprenticeship was the right choice for me

Teacher apprentice Charlotte Gill who works at Varndean School explains how the Teacher apprenticeship at the University of Brighton was the right decision for her. Find out more about the Teacher Apprenticeship.

Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship Dr Charlotte Meierdirk

How Leadership MBA degree apprenticeships are good for business

Dr Charlotte Meierdirk explains how an MBA degree apprenticeship can benefit any type of business. Find out more about the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship.

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Why employers are supporting Leadership MBA degree apprenticeships

Cat Harris from 1st Central Insurance and Ria French from HOP Consulting outline why they think a Leadership MBA degree apprenticeship would benefit their business. Find out more about the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship.

What you’ll learn on the MBA Apprenticeship

Hear from programme leader Dr. Charlotte Meierdirk about this opportunity for experienced professionals and those aspiring to senior management to achieve the University of Brighton’s Leadership MBA, alongside the Chartered Management Institute Strategic Diploma in Leadership and Management, and the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship. Find out more about the Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship.

Learning as an Apprentice Nursing Associate

Our Apprentice Nursing Associates; Peggy-Jane Murrell from Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Charlotte Bebee from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Kathy Boult and Natasha Webster from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust explain how they are developing their skills and how this is having an impact on their work. University of…