CDA is a self-funded research & think-tank network. We aim to secure the best conditions for sustainable degree apprenticeships through research and analyses. Early research findings suggest that the sustainable implementation of degree apprenticeships (DAs) requires:
Strong institutional leadership is essential including clarity that DAs are ‘core business’
That DAs are developed from the ground up as apprenticeship programmes
Better, more effective, sustained and systematic collaboration with employers
A specific focus on systems and practices that enable recruitment and progression
An effective learning culture in the workplace
The workplace as the source of learning not just a site for its application
Effective and comprehensive integration of on and off-the-job learning
Authentic assessment that reflects working practices and work-integrated pedagogies
Quality assurance approaches that maintain professional and academic standards but also accommodate the contribution of multiple stakeholders
Professor Tony Wall, Editor-in-Chief – previously Deputy Editor of the journal
Mandy Crawford Lee, Associate Editor – Director of Policy & Operations at University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC)
Dr Ali Rostron, Associate Editor – senior academic at the University of Liverpool Management School
Dr Steve Lambert, Associate Editor – senior academic at University of Chester
Forthcoming Special Issues
Transforming the perception of apprenticeships in England: professional careers in the public sector – Guest Editors Prof Darryll Bravenboer (Middlesex University) and Mandy Crawford-Lee (UVAC)
Equality-diversity-inclusion in apprenticeships and work-based learning – Guest Editor Gilmar Queiros (University of Hertfordshire)
Lifelong learning, skills and value – Guest Editors Kirstie Donnelly MBE (City & Guilds Group) and Mandy Crawford-Lee (UVAC)
International practices of work-based learning – Guest Editor Dr Jon Talbot (University of Chester)
The AWD programme’s offer comprises activity on:
- Assessor to Teacher
- Effective Technical Teaching
- Technical Curriculum Design
- Apprenticeship Leadership
There is also a downloadable guide on Working Effectively with Employers - https://t.co/kHkptywZc2
UVAC’s agenda, once marginal, is now getting the recognition it deserves.
An article written by @UVAC1CEX, Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee on The UVAC Agenda – Degree Apprenticeships, Higher Technical Qualifications and the Lifelong Loan Entitlement.
