organised as block learning, where apprentices have an extended period of study, followed by a period of full-time work. The apprentice’s employer pays their university tuition fees, and any other training costs associated with the apprenticeship. And because degree apprentices are employees, they are paid a salary
students are able to borrow is determined by their family’s income. Loans are repaid post-university, alongside tuition fee loans. There are different arrangements for student loans, university tuition fees and support for living costs in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the UK, the combination of tuition fees and living costs at university mean average graduation debts for students are typically £40,000 to £50,000. And at the end of their degree, new graduates will need to apply and compete for a graduate job – either during their final year at university or in the months following graduation. On a degree apprenticeship, apprentices study for the equivalent of one day per week throughout the apprenticeship, although some programmes are
Last year, the top degree apprenticeship was the ‘digital & technology solutions professional’
throughout the apprenticeship, usually in the range of £18,000 to £28,000 per year. It is this that pays apprentices’ living costs during their apprenticeship. By the end of a degree
apprenticeship, apprentices have been employed for between three and six years, and usually continue in a graduate-level role with their employer. Therefore, from a financial and employment perspective, degree apprenticeships usually offer a debt-free
University or a Degree Apprenticeship? University
Degree Apprenticeship Study for equivalent of
25-35 weeks of study each year Annual tuition fees of up to £9,535 per year Average graduation debts £40,000-£50,000
1 day per week, year-round Employer pays all tuition fees & training costs Paid a salary throughout, usually £18,000-£28,000 a year
Source High Fliers Research/Department for Education
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