Learning Providers Graduate Apprenticeships
Become a Graduate Apprenticeship learning provider and help someone gain a degree while they work and earn a wage. We'll guide you through the process and support you.
Deliver learning to Graduate Apprentices
When you’re a Graduate Apprentice learning provider, you:
can offer up to 14 Graduate Apprenticeships
support an apprentice to get a degree
work closely with apprentice employers
shape Scotland’s next generation of graduate employees
Benefits
As a Graduate Apprentice learning provider, you’ll:
build stronger bonds with employers in your community
access funding to help with apprentice training costs
be supported by Skills Development Scotland throughout your journey
be able to widen your range of courses
play a part in building Scotland’s workforce
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You can find apprenticeship frameworks, programme conditions, specifications and more which you'll need as a learning provider or employer.
Find useful resources
We've pulled together a toolkit of handy resources to use when you're promoting apprenticeships.
What Graduate Apprenticeships are available?
There are 14 types, or frameworks, of Graduate Apprenticeship. Some examples are:
Frequently asked questions
Got any questions about Graduate Apprenticeships? You might want to know:
There are 14 different Graduate Apprenticeship types available to study at SCQF Level 9 up to SCQF Level 11.
Find out more about Graduate Apprenticeships and how you could get involved as a learning provider.
To become a Graduate Apprentice, candidates should be at least statutory school leaving age and must have left school before they start the apprenticeship. Candidates can apply before they leave school or any time after that. There’s no maximum age for applying to be a Graduate Apprentice.
To read all eligibility rules about applying for a Graduate Apprenticeship, check out the SAAS website.
Watch this Skills Development Scotland video explaining statutory school leaving age and eligibility for apprenticeships.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) supports training for various age groups that leads to recognised qualifications that are approved apprenticeship frameworks.
The funding that's available to employers varies across Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships.
Foundation Apprenticeships
SDS funds Local Authority and Independent Learning Providers’ delivery of Foundation Apprenticeships. Foundation Apprenticeships that are delivered through colleges are funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
Modern Apprenticeships
SDS administers the public sector’s funding contribution towards the cost of training and assessment for employees that employers wish to support, through an approved Modern Apprenticeship (MA) framework.
Graduate Apprenticeships
Graduate Apprenticeships are now managed by the SFC. Graduate Apprentice learning costs are funded by the Scottish Funding Council and Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS).
Funding covers the full duration of the programme. Graduate Apprentices will apply directly to SAAS for the funding.
The eligibility for the Graduate Apprenticeship programme is defined on the SAAS website.
Graduate Apprentices can obtain a range of qualifications, depending on the occupation and subject area chosen.
The qualifications range from SCQF Level 9 (Ordinary degree level) through to SCQF Level 11 (Masters degree level).
The qualification a Graduate Apprentice obtains at the end is the same as the one they would obtain on a regular course with a university.
Find out more about SCQF levels on the SCQF website
Search apprenticeship types, or frameworks, and find out the SCQF level of each
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Guidance for Graduate Apprenticeship learning providers
Check out policy and guidance that’s relevant for Graduate Apprenticeship learning providers.
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Graduate Apprenticeships delivery toolkit
This essential toolkit helps you deliver Graduate Apprenticeships. The toolkit contains advice, tips and tools based on real practice.
Get in touch
Need to chat to our team? Call our expert advisers on 0800 783 6000 with any questions about providing training for apprenticeships.