Presented by Sarah Hathaway, agr, at HEFCE's Degree Apprenticeships Conference on 4 May: https://goo.gl/H9gtzD

1. Degree
apprenticeships: the
employer perspective
Sarah Hathaway
Chief Membership Officer
May 2017

2. Employers developing higher apprenticeships
6%
4%
4%
7%
7%
3%
3%
5%
7%
7%
13%
37%
18%
7%
3%
4%
1%
1%
7%
7%
5%
6%
11%
13%
Other
General management
Retail management
Legal work
Sales/customer management/business…
Mechanical engineering
Electrical/electronic engineering
Financial management
Human resources
Accountancy
IT
Overall - have/developing in multiple…
Overall - have/developing in one area
Have already developed
Planning to develop
Top 10 careers areas only. Source: AGR Annual Survey 2016. Based on 179 employers with 21,063
graduate hires and 9,746 apprenticeships in 2016. Note: Top ten careers areas only. Higher
apprenticeships are Level 4 and above, equivalent to a foundation degree
@AGRresearch

3. Approved standards by organisation size
100%
75%
25%
44%
65%
100%
100%
25%
75%
56%
35%
10 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 249
250 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 to 4,999
More than 5,000
UKemployees
Are you currently offering or are you planning to offer a degree
apprenticeship that is based on a standard that is already approved for
delivery?
Yes No
Total
Yes: 52%
No: 48%

4. Approved standards by payment of Levy
56%
20%
25%
44%
80%
75%
Yes
No
Don't know
WillyourorganisationbepayingtheLevy?
Are you currently offering or are you planning to offer a
degree apprenticeship that is based on a standard that is
already approved for delivery?
Yes No

5. Approved standards by sector
0 5 10 15 20
Arts, crafts and design
Business, management and administration
Construction (overall)
Digital industries and IT
Education and training
Financial services, banking and insurance
Food and drink
Freight, logistics and distribution
Hair and beauty
Healthcare, nursing and dentistry
Hospitality and tourism
Housing and property management
Legal services
Manufacturing and engineering (overall)
Performing arts, broadcast and media
Power and utilities
Public sector
Retail sales and customer service
Sales and marketing
Number of employers
Sector
Are you currently offering or are you planning to offer a degree
apprenticeship that is based on a standard that is already approved for
delivery?
Yes No

6. Standards in development by organisation size
Total
Yes: 56%
No: 44%
13%
48%
70%
500 to 999
1,000 to 4,999
More than 5,000
Numberofemployees Are you planning on offering a degree/different degree
apprenticeship in the future, that is not yet approved for delivery
but which you know is being developed?
Series3 Series4

7. Standards in development by payment of Levy
59%
40%
0%
Yes
No
Don't know
Whetherpayinglevy Are you planning on offering a degree/different degree
apprenticeship in the future, that is not yet approved for delivery
but which you know is being developed?
Yes No

8. Skills gaps
35%
0%
100%
100%
25%
23%
38%
0%
0%
0%
25%
38%
47%
37%
Overall
10 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 249
250 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 to 4,999
More than 5,000
Sizeoffirm
How aware are you of the skills gaps that are likely to be faced by your
organisation over the next five years?
Very clear, degree apprenticeships may be a part of addressing the gaps
Very clear, but degree apprenticeships are not part of addressing the gaps
Somewhat clear, degree apprenticeships may be a part of addressing the gaps
Somewhat clear, but degree apprenticeships are not part of addressing the gaps
Not clear at all
There are no skills gaps in our organisation