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“Apprenticeships are crucial to developing skilled engineers who embody our values”

Tristan Banks, Board Director, and Oliver Etheridge, Civil Engineering Apprentice, at HOP Consulting talk about their experiences of apprenticeships. Founded over three decades ago, HOP Consulting is a well-established multidisciplinary engineering firm which boasts a strong track record in marine, civil, and structural engineering. With recent changes in leadership and market dynamics, the company maintains…

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Upskill your staff with Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs)

HTQs are level 4 and 5 qualifications in the digital, health and science, and construction sectors, which have been approved against occupational standards developed by employers – the same standards that were developed for apprenticeships.

It’s National Apprenticeship Week! Senior Leader graduate Laura Williams, shares her experience of her time on the course

We caught up with Laura, who is the Event Service Manager for South Coast Conferences, to hear about her experience on the Senior Leadership Apprenticeship. After four years of working in her existing role, Laura was thinking about career progression. As part of her staff development review, she discovered the Senior Leader programme, which is…

Reshaping Careers: From communications to building surveyor

Read how recent apprentice graduate, William Hewitt, transitioned from a Level 4 Communications apprenticeship to a Level 6 Building Surveyor apprenticeship in the midst of the pandemic.

Safe pair of hands – semi-professional goalkeeper shares Teacher Apprenticeship experience

Meet Faye Baker who plays for AFC Wimbledon Women’s team, who shares why she decided to do an apprenticeship and her goals for teaching.

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Award-winning Teacher Apprentice shares her programme experience and charity work

We caught up Natasha Paling who works for Balfour Primary School to find out more about her amazing charity work and hear about her experiences on the teacher apprenticeship programme.

How does hiring an apprentice benefit my company?

Matthew Norris, Managing Director for Croudace Homes Ltd South Thames region discusses why apprenticeships are important for their company and the construction industry as a whole.

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Start your journey towards an MBA with a Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship

This popular apprenticeship provides an opportunity for experienced professionals and those aspiring to senior management to study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership. Hear from three current apprentices about their experiences.

Senior Leader Apprenticeship leads to promotion

Hear from Dr Angela Glynn, on how the Senior Leader Apprenticeship, resulted in a promotion to the position of Dean of the School of Health and Sports Science.

Meet one of our Occupational Therapist Degree Apprentices

How did a background in circus performance and childhood dream of owning a chocolate factory end up with Dan Shelton embarking on a career in Occupational Therapy via the degree apprenticeship route at the University of Brighton? Hear his fascinating journey!

Meet one of our final year Podiatry Degree Apprentices

Apprentice Podiatrist Natasha Bassett tells about her experience on the programme and how this route worked for her career journey.

Gabriella Heffer, Social Worker Degree Apprentice

Meet one of our Social Worker Degree Apprentices

Hear from Gabriella Heffer, one of our Social Worker Degree Apprentices, who is working as a Resource Officer for Adult Social Care at East Sussex County Council. She tells us about her experience on the programme and why she decided to do a degree apprenticeship.

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Town Planning Course Leader talks to Latest TV

MSc Town Planning Course Leader Georgia Wrighton was interviewed by recent University of Brighton graduate Mark Walker on Latest TV Brighton about the programme and different routes.

NAW 2022 – Apprenticeship levels helped decide on a career path

Meet Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice Lewis Huston, who tells us how progression through apprenticeship levels helped him decide on a career path.

NAW 2022 – Career progression through multiple apprenticeships

Meet Katie Wilmshurst, one of our Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices, who works for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Katie tells us more about her journey through consecutive apprenticeships and the benefits of this route.

NAW 2022 – Balancing act but rewards of masters degree are evident

Hear from Karen Jefford, Chief Operating Officer for Building Heroes, who tells us how her Senior Leader Apprenticeship has developed her skillset.

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NAW 2022 – Journey from NVQ bricklaying to university degree

Meet Construction Site Manager Degree Apprentice Liam Major, who tells us how he worked through multiple apprenticeships up to degree-level.

Meet two of our new Chartered Town Planner Masters Degree Apprentices

Hear more about why they chose this particular Masters programme and their goals for the future as a result of this apprenticeship.

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Meet three of our new Environmental Practitioner Degree Apprentices

We talked to three apprentices from the first cohort to ask why they chose this route and how they are already applying what they’re learning to their work.

Meet four of our new Civil Engineer Degree Apprentices

We caught up with them back in October about why they chose this particular programme, what they hope to achieve and their progression routes to a degree apprenticeship.

University of Brighton graduate wins Apprenticeship award for innovation in patient care during a pandemic

Biomedical Science Degree Apprenticeship graduate, Meghann Creffield, won the award for Outstanding Contribution by an Apprentice to an Employer.