An employer’s guide to the
Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship BA (Hons) Business Management
Degree Apprenticeships combine university study and work-based learning to enable apprentices to gain a full bachelor’s degree. This provision of an academic undergraduate degree is integrated with experience, practice and learning in the workplace. An apprentice has paid employment status and does not pay any training costs or student fees. Degree apprenticeships are co-designed by employers ensuring that apprentices are equipped with the skills employers need and for their own future career. The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) programme equips apprentices with the skills and strategies to deal with contemporary challenges in global management practice, as well as provide attendees with the confidence, behaviours and subject-knowledge to further develop areas of specialist management, leadership and consultancy. Successful apprentices will gain a BA (Hons) Business Management degree from Bucks New University along with Chartered Manager status. All businesses require agile and resilient managers, in order to optimise the value and sustainability of their business operations within a kinetic, competitive global market place. The CMDA is designed and dedicated to developing an individual’s managerial and leadership capabilities within a team and corporate problemsolving business/service environment. The course will demand that apprentices acquire a wide range of skills and competences useful for dealing competently and ethically with real life, practical problems found in the workplace and among team environments. There is a strong focus on the ability to think critically which will enable students to analyse and evaluate solutions to complex, situational problems. In developing this Degree Apprenticeship, Bucks New University’s Business School has carried out extensive market analysis across competitors and wider industry/employability trends. Furthermore, we have consulted with significant industry bodies, senior industry executives as well as across appropriate SMEs and larger organisations.
Course structure Utilising our existing strengths as a successful blended learning provider to work-based students, our Degree Apprenticeship will offer academic-supported blended learning, workplace-based, and face to face learning. A typical structure for the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship:
Year 1
Investigating Work-based Learning and Self Review
Understanding Reflective Practice & Enquiry Based Learning
An Introduction to Business Context and Managing Finance
Year 2
Introduction to Marketing and Digital Marketing
Action in the Workplace Content
Selling and Business Development
Year 3
Organisational Skills and Behaviours
Project Planning and Operations Management
Business Strategy and Innovation
Year 4
Work-based Research Project
Using and Disseminating Evidence to practice
Duration
Working in Partnership
This degree apprenticeship is a four year programme.
We work as partners, providing a key account manager and dedicated apprenticeship team to support your business and employees throughout the apprenticeship journey.
Apprenticeships are work-based so training and assessment predominantly takes place within your business, however 20 per cent of an apprentice’s time must be dedicated towards their study. This must be part of their contracted hours but can be delivered through off the job training (in the workplace) day release, block, residential or distance learning.
Your apprentice’s link tutor will visit them in the workplace to support their learning. We will provide a full range of study options to students that meet your business needs including block delivery at University, day release, residential, blended and distance (online) learning.
Tuition fees
Your Commitment
The apprenticeship levy will be paid by employers in any sector with a pay bill of more than £3 million per year. Those employers will be able to use their apprenticeship levy funds to access degree apprenticeships from higher education providers.
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Non-levy paying employers will receive up to 90 per cent funding towards the costs of apprenticeships. Higher and degree apprenticeships can be offered to anyone over the age of 19. There is no upper age limit and no cost to the apprentice.
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Supporting you every step of the way
The training costs for employers may vary for individuals depending on their age. Apprenticeships can be open to current members of staff to support career development.
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Who can apply?
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An apprentice can be a new or existing member of staff. They must be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week and must not already hold a degree in that area or be receiving funding for other training. An employer must employ the apprentice in a real job with a real salary and financially contribute towards the cost of training and accreditation with support from the government.
To work in partnership with Bucks New University. Develop a programme tailored to the needs of your organisation. Provide a suitable working environment and facilities to support higher apprenticeships. Ring fence at least 20 per cent of an apprentice’s time for off-the-job training/ academic learning.
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Help define your requirements and training needs, including how to get the most out of your levy. Deliver apprenticeships that meet your needs and reduce the burden on your business. Work together to develop your people’s skills and meet your long-term training goals.
LOCATIONS Buckingham
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AYLESBURY VALE
AYLESBURY VALE
Aylesbury
MISSENDEN ABBEY
Great Missenden
WYCOMBE
CHILTERN Amersham
High Wycombe
SOUTH BUCKS Uxbridge
MIDDLESEX
HIGH WYCOMBE CAMPUS
UXBRIDGE CAMPUS
High Wycombe Campus Queen Alexandra Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, HP11 2JZ
BucksNewUni
University Campus Aylesbury Vale
BucksNewUni
Walton Street Aylesbury Buckinghamshire, HP21 7QG
BucksNewUni
Uxbridge Campus
@BucksNewUni
BucksNewUniversity bucks.ac.uk
106 Oxford Road Uxbridge Middlesex, UB8 1NA Missenden Abbey London Road Great Missenden Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BD Telephone: 01296 744 202
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Fax: 01494 524 392 International: +44 1494 605 259
bucks.ac.uk/apprenticeships
This information is accurate at the time of going to press. © Buckinghamshire New University 2017
01/18
Email: apprenticeships@bucks.ac.uk