Building a bridge to the professions: Establishing higher apprenticeships as a recognised alternative route to high skill careers in the professional services
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
ISSN: 2042-3896
Article publication date: 28 September 2012
Abstract
Purpose
PwC is currently working with a broad cross‐section of employers in the UK to create a new Higher Apprenticeship for the professional services. The purpose of this paper is to explore the environment and drivers for the creation of the new Higher Apprenticeship framework, the work PwC is leading to develop it and the outlook for Higher Apprenticeships in the professions.
Design/methodology/approach
The information provided in this case study is drawn from the organisation's own work in creating a new Higher Apprenticeship Framework. It expands on research undertaken by PwC.
Findings
Creating a skilled workforce is consistently the number one priority for CEOs worldwide. Whilst graduate recruitment has been the long established route into professions such as accountancy, consulting and law, employers are looking to offer a wider range of different entry routes that enable them to attract and recruit from a broader, more diverse talent pool.
Originality/value
Employers are now playing a more active role in the design and delivery of programmes that will provide them with the pipeline of skilled people they need. The paper highlights how the higher apprenticeship currently in development will respond to these needs and how PwC propose to progress this further.
Keywords
Citation
Hamnett, M. and Baker, A. (2012), "Building a bridge to the professions: Establishing higher apprenticeships as a recognised alternative route to high skill careers in the professional services", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 322-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/20423891211271728
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Authors