Development of Graduate Level Apprenticeship Frameworkfor

Engineering

University of Strathclyde

June 2017

Degree Level Apprenticeships (DLA)

Presenter

Alan Roseweir, Associate Director Engineering AcademyProject Leader for GLA Engineering Framework development

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA)

Topics

➢ Aims of Award

➢ Design Principles

➢ Identification of Transferable skills

➢ Support and recognition

➢ Overview of Engineering Council UK (AHEP) requirements and impact

➢ Degree Apprenticeship Model – Route Map (Transition to a Degree Apprenticeships)

➢ Year 1 and 2 delivery

➢ Employer Engagement indicators

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA) – Aims and Design Principles

Aims

➢ To develop a National work based learning qualification that fully meets the needs of industry

➢ To have the award fully recognised nationally via identified professional and other identified

bodies.

➢ To align the award with the requirements of the Engineering Council UK Spec, *(AHEP)

➢ To design an award that is totally transferable across the UK and beyond.

➢ To create an award that can be delivered in a variety of modes to meet all user needs.

* AHEP – Accreditation of HE programmes

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA) – Aims and Design Principles

Design

The structure of the award (DLA) has been modelled on the well established Modern

Apprenticeship Framework (MA) Model:

➢ Knowledge and Understanding – eg. (BEng Hons. Accredited Degree for the IEng route).

➢ Work-based Learning component – (covering identified missing skills).

➢ Benchmarked against the National Occupational Standards (NOS).

➢ Levelled against the Scottish Credit Qualification Framework (SCQF).

➢ Aligned with the requirements of the Engineering Council UK Spec, (AHEP).

➢ Complies with ‘Principles of Work based learning and Graduate Apprenticeships’ (SDS)

➢ Fully integrated and contextualised to meet employer needs.

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA) – Professional Transferable Skills

➢ Professional transferable skills- the skills that degree apprentices require to be able to

function in the workplace.

➢ Engagement with over 50 UK wide employers to identify what was required

➢ Skills benchmarked against the National Occupational Standards (NOS). (In line with

Scottish Government requirements).

➢ Integrated into the training plan

➢ SCQF levelled and mapped to the requirements of the Engineering Council UK Spec,

(AHEP).

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA) – Professional Transferable Skills

Overview of skills identified

Technical Report Writing (50/50 Technical/Report writing)

Manage a Budget

Manage a Project

TeamWorking

Diversity and Equality Commercial Awareness

BehaviouralSkills

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA) – Support and Endorsement

The following professional bodies and organisation have endorsed the model.

➢ IET – The Institution of Engineering and Technology

➢ IMechE – Institution of Mechanical Engineers

➢ ICE – Institution of Civil Engineers

➢ IHE- Institute of Highway Engineers

➢ CIHT- Charted Institution of Highway and Transport

Employer Organisations➢ Scottish Engineering ➢ Engineering Employers Federation.

Quality Standards and other representative bodies

➢ SCQF- Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework

➢ SAFEE- Scottish Association for Engineering Education.

Degree Level Apprenticeship (DLA)

Raising the profile of Engineering in Society

UK-SPEC (AHEP)There are five generic areas of competence and commitment for all registrants, which broadly cover:

A. Knowledge and understandingB. Design and development of processes, systems, services and productsC. Responsibility, management or leadershipD. Communication and inter-personal skillsE. Professional commitment

Career Development and Progression

Eng Tech IEng CEng PhD

AccessAccess Routes

To Apprenticeships

Straight from school with the appropriate H grades. Could include Foundation Apprenticeship

HNC (Enhanced)

HND as per transition

arrangements

MA in Engineering with appropriate general education for entry to degree

Evidence from prior learning (RPL) equivalent to the required entry qualifications

EMPLOYED STATUS

IEng Structure Framework holistic to meet employers

needsBEng (Hons) SCQF Level 10 AccreditedWith integrated vocational skills as identified by employers under National Occupational Standards. Benchmarked against Engineering Council requirements to allow IEng registration.

CEng Structure

MSc Accredited SCQF 11 + Identified Vocational Skills CEng registration

Industrial PhDEngineering

Doctorate SCQF 12 available as CPD post Masters programmes + Voc. skills

Direct Entry available to students with a BEng (2.2) minimum.

Note: the identified work based vocational skills have been structured to create a PDA Work based learning diploma.The GLA will be delivered in the workplace using a blended learning training plan model. The time to complete the award will be subject to the apprentice having achieved the competence levels as required the requirements of AHEP.

A 3 Year programme, 60 credits per year, 120 taught credits plus 60 credit company specific project.

Degree Apprenticeships in Engineering

Engineering: Design & Manufacture Engineering: Design & Manufacture

Year 1 Year 2

Electronic & Electrical Electronic & Electrical

EE107 Electronic & Electrical Principles 1 EE269 Electronic & Electrical Principles 2

EE108 Electrical Circuits 19222 Electrical Machines and Control

EE270 Digital Electronic Systems

EE271* Electronic And Electrical Techniques And Design 2

Mechanical Mechanical16132 Engineering Mechanics 1 16155 Engineering Materials

ME101 Heat and Flow 1 16232 Engineering Mechanics 2

ME203 Heat and Flow 2

Design & Production Design & ProductionDM100 Design 1 DM200 Design 2

DM102 Intro to Production Engineering and Management DM202 Design and Manufacturing Management

DM101* Integrating Studies DM205 Production Techniques 1

[Incorporating] Engineering Profession [Incorporating] Engineering Profession

56110 Engineering Industry & Profession DM204 Integrating studies 2

DM101* Integrating Studies

Mathematics MathematicsMM113* Engineering Mathematics 1E MM113* Engineering Mathematics 1E

MM114* Engineering Mathematics 2E MM114* Engineering Mathematics 2E

MM115* Mathematics 1D MM115* Mathematics 1D

(* elements of each) MM213* Engineering Mathematics 3E

(* elements of each)

Applied Mathematics for Programming Applied Mathematics for ProgrammingMM113/MM114/ME108 New Material?

90 30 90 30University based learning Work based learning University based learning Work based learning

30 30

20 credits 10 credits 20 credits 10 credits

30 30

20 credits 10 credits 20 credits 10 credits

30 30

20 credits 10 credits

20 credits 10 credits

120 120

20 2020 credits

20 credits

10 1010 credits 10 credits

Degree Level Apprenticeships (DLA) – Employer Engagement Issues

Skills Shortages

➢ Talent Pipeline

➢ Ageing workforce

➢ Succession planning

➢ Security of supply – 107,000 per annum required; 66,000 starting.

➢ Identify and shape provision

Advantages of apprenticeships

➢ Know your people, your products and your processes

➢ Capable – competent – confident

➢ Loyalty – reduced churn and retention costs

Contact Details:

Alan Roseweir| Associate Director | Engineering Academy | University of Strathclyde

R5.34, Royal College Building, 204 George Street, Glasgow G1 1XU, United Kingdom

t: +44 (0)141 548 3634

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e: alan.roseweir@strath.ac.uk