How to recruit or upskill your team through a degree apprenticeship

What are degree apprenticeships?

Degree apprenticeships are a combination of part-time study with full-time work. They are an attractive offer for businesses as they allow apprentices to apply their university learning directly into the workplace.

Degree apprenticeships are a proven route to boost skills and can be funded through the apprenticeship levy.

With a degree apprenticeship, businesses will have the opportunity to attract and retain ambitious employees looking to develop the necessary skills to progress their career and to take on roles of greater responsibility.

All degree apprentices completing their studies at Manchester Met will achieve an internationally recognised degree, diploma or masters qualification from an Ofsted Outstanding provider.

For a copy of one of our programme brochures, or a full list of everything we offer, please contact us.

What we offer

Manchester Met is currently recruiting for Autumn starts on several of our programmes, including:

Chartered Manager (Health and Social Care)

This nationally delivered degree apprenticeship focuses on developing highly effective health and social care management professionals. With an integrated NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole Programme, it is a practice-focused leadership apprenticeship for early career leaders. This two-year accelerated programme delivers the best of both worlds – a full honours degree and one of the NHS’s most popular leadership programmes. This programme is offered locally in Manchester, as well as nationally, in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Newcastle and Leeds.

Creative Digital Design

Developed collaboratively with employers, this four-year programme has been created to meet the increasing demand for talent in this exciting field. It is suitable for existing employees, who might be progressing from a Level 3 qualification in graphic design, content production, advertising or marketing, or for new recruits and college leavers who wish to develop as Creative Digital Design Professionals. This new programme is based in our ground breaking £35 million School of Digital Arts (SODA) and is a proud recipient of the Tech Partnership Gold accreditation. Upon successful completion of the programme, apprentices will achieve a BA (Hons) in Creative Digital Design, as well as a Creative Digital Design Professional Level 6 degree apprenticeship.

Digital Marketer

The Digital Marketer Degree Apprenticeship is ideal for apprentices who will be working in a range of digital marketing roles, such as a digital marketing executive, social media manager, content marketing executive or search engine optimisation specialist, and can be used to upskill existing staff or to recruit new talent. The four-year programme will cover the key principles of marketing, web technology and consumer behaviour, and apprentices will be awarded a BSc Digital Marketing degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 degree apprenticeship.

Digital and Technology Solutions (Masters)

Suitable for experienced IT professionals, the Digital and Technology Solutions Masters Degree Apprenticeship is a proud recipient of the Tech Partnership Gold accreditation. The two-year programme covers IT strategy and management, cyber security, software engineering and data analytics. It is ideal for experienced digital or technical professionals looking to upskill and take the next step in their career, dealing with strategic challenges as an industry leader. All successful graduates are awarded an MSc Digital and Technology Solutions degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, in addition to a Level 7 degree apprenticeship.

Digital User Experience (UX) Professional

Developed with leading employers and industry groups, the Digital User Experience (UX) Degree Apprenticeship builds essential skills for delivering high quality online products and services. This flexible four-year programme is ideal for apprentices working in a range of digital roles, including user interface designer, user researcher, interaction designer and product manager, and can be used to upskill existing staff or to recruit new talent. This programme is a proud recipient of the Tech Partnership Gold accreditation. All successful graduates are awarded a BSc (Hons) Digital User Experience (UX) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 degree apprenticeship.

Retail Leadership Fast-track

A cutting-edge apprenticeship, designed for those working in the rapidly evolving industry of twenty-first century retail, this programme is one of a kind for its sector. It is a two and a half year programme and is ideal for experienced store managers and supervisors, area managers, heads of department, operations managers, regional managers and customer managers looking to develop the transferable skills required to progress their careers within retail. All successful graduates are awarded a BA (Hons) Retail Leadership degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 degree apprenticeship.

Senior People Professional PgDip

Delivered over 17 months, this apprenticeship teaches apprentices the knowledge and skills to drive the strategic role of HR in their organisation and develops their ability to operate as successful senior people leaders. The programme is suitable for employees looking to upskill and aims to equip them with the toolkit of knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to operate as successful senior people leaders within the organisation.  Upon successful completion of this programme, apprentices will receive a Senior People Professional PgDip and level 7 apprenticeship qualification.

The impact of our degree apprenticeships

Manchester Metropolitan University is a leading provider of degree apprenticeships. We partner with over 540 employer partners and have taught over 2,500 apprentices.

Read about the impact of our degree apprenticeships in our Force for Change report, or visit our employer and apprentice case study pages to find out more.

Next steps

Contact us for further information about our programmes or to find out more about how we could help you upskill your existing staff, or recruit new talent.