Appendix 3 – Guidance for the Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ and the ‘Employer Handbook’ [these may be replaced with templates) Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ The Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ should be written as a companion document to the Course Handbook for the HE Award in instances where the Course is already approved and may be undertaken by students outside of the apprenticeship. Where a new course is approved solely for the purposes of the Apprenticeship, a combined Course and Apprenticeship Handbook may be written which includes clarity of information related to the HE award and the apprenticeship programme, with links to both the Programme Specification (for the HE Award) and to the Apprenticeship Specification (for additional requirements for the Apprenticeship). Sections Comment/further details Introduction and welcome Some standard/editable text welcoming the apprentice to the apprenticeship programme. It should explain that this is a companion document to the course handbook (unless the course is developed solely for the purpose of the apprenticeship in which case the two may be combined) Key contacts Will these be different in any way from those listed in the course handbook e.g. are we anticipating lead employer roles, work place mentors? What is a Higher level/Degree Apprenticeship? What they are and what benefits they have in principle, can be standard. Then what is specific to this apprenticeship and any distinctive features. Apprenticeship Agreement and Commitment Statement Clarify what these are, their purpose and who signs them. Induction Identify anything that is above and beyond or different from typical UW induction, particularly in relation to work place mentoring. Elements of the Higher level/Degree Apprenticeship Explain that there are two elements to an apprenticeship; the academic award and the meeting of the Apprenticeship Standard and that these are mapped. Can be standard text with hyperlinks to the Programme Specification and the Apprenticeship Specification. Include the Apprenticeship Standard (or a link) and then link to the mapping in the apprenticeship specification.
Appendix 3 – Guidance for the Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ and the ‘Employer Handbook’ [these may be replaced with templates) Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ The Apprenticeship ‘Apprentice Handbook’ should be written as a companion document to the Course Handbook for the HE Award in instances where the Course is already approved and may be undertaken by students outside of the apprenticeship. Where a new course is approved solely for the purposes of the Apprenticeship, a combined Course and Apprenticeship Handbook may be written which includes clarity of information related to the HE award and the apprenticeship programme, with links to both the Programme Specification (for the HE Award) and to the Apprenticeship Specification (for additional requirements for the Apprenticeship). Sections Comment/further details Introduction and welcome Some standard/editable text welcoming the apprentice to the apprenticeship programme. It should explain that this is a companion document to the course handbook (unless the course is developed solely for the purpose of the apprenticeship in which case the two may be combined) Key contacts Will these be different in any way from those listed in the course handbook e.g. are we anticipating lead employer roles, work place mentors? What is a Higher level/Degree Apprenticeship? What they are and what benefits they have in principle, can be standard. Then what is specific to this apprenticeship and any distinctive features. Apprenticeship Agreement and Commitment Statement Clarify what these are, their purpose and who signs them. Induction Identify anything that is above and beyond or different from typical UW induction, particularly in relation to work place mentoring. Elements of the Higher level/Degree Apprenticeship Explain that there are two elements to an apprenticeship; the academic award and the meeting of the Apprenticeship Standard and that these are mapped. Can be standard text with hyperlinks to the Programme Specification and the Apprenticeship Specification. Include the Apprenticeship Standard (or a link) and then link to the mapping in the apprenticeship specification.
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