Council for Administration: higher apprenticeships

Abstract

Purpose

In 2011, Skills CFA was successful in gaining funding to develop two Higher Apprenticeships in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Project management. The purpose of this paper is to present case studies of how these apprenticeship frameworks have been developed and future benefits.

Design/methodology/approach

Information presented in the paper is drawn from the organisation's own work in developing two Higher Apprenticeship programmes. It builds on information incorporated in the original bid and project plan, as well as on‐going evaluation of how the programme is progressing.

Findings

Recent studies undertaken by CIPD and CFA show that employers are becoming more accepted in the HR and professional sector, with a number of respondents feeling that the development of such frameworks will help attract good quality candidates to the profession. Within the sector there are very few graduate training schemes and limited funds to support the development of individuals. The paper highlights how the two schemes have been created in response to these issues and also how it can support development of the sector.

Originality/value

The paper is based on the author's own experience and employer consultation. It presents a case study of an apprenticeship programme specific to the author's organisation.

Citation

Hollist, A. (2012), "Council for Administration: higher apprenticeships", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/20423891211271700