If you join us on a degree apprenticeship you will be in paid employment while you study, with allocated off-the-job hours for your learning. Each apprenticeship is different but you can get a flavour of how things work in this conversation with one of our Senior Leader apprentices.

Tracy talks about her workplace mentor. Every apprentice is linked with someone different though all offer valuable support to achieve your apprenticeship. In general they’ll help with induction and orientation, set workplace expectations of professional behaviour, help you to develop your professional identity and assist with support networks.

Another key figure for apprentices is a dedicated employer liaison tutor who’ll meet both you and your employer regularly for progress reviews and to discuss support needed. They’ll help you to reflect on what you’re learning and to gather evidence needed of the knowledge, skills and behaviours you are developing.

Every apprenticeship has a programme leader who’ll give you all the information you need about sessions you need to attend and what you need to do in terms of study. You’ll have access to all the other university services outline in this course.

A list of useful information and links about apprenticeships at Herts can be found here.