This Spring and Summer UVAC continues to offer support to all members through the delivery and facilitation of knowledge networks. The networks support the development of communities of practice that align to several apprenticeship standards and different subject specialisms. All networks are developed, facilitated and co-chaired through working collaboratively with UVAC members.

UVAC members are invited to register, via the UVAC website, for the upcoming online network meetings:

Quality in Nursing Apprenticeships Network

Monday 12th May 2025 | 11:00 – 13:00

Building on previous discussions to support and facilitate discussion across the sector around sharing of good practice, challenges and enhancements/developments, includes live guest speakers and alignment to Ofsted, OfS and NMC and other regulatory bodies and requirements.

UVAC Higher Education Tripartite Professionals Network

Thursday 29th May 2025 | 13:00 – 16:00

This network seeks to support everyone involved in representing Universities in the apprenticeship tripartite relationship, and those who lead and support this work. If you undertake Progress Review Meetings, provide coaching /mentoring /tutoring to apprentices, or monitor individual learners’ compliance with funding rules, or lead or manage people who do this, then this network aims to support you and develop this professional community of practice.

UVAC Apprenticeship and Skills Doctoral and Researcher Knowledge Network 

Wednesday 4th June 2025 | 10:00 – 15:00

This is a newly formed UVAC knowledge network to develop a community of practice supporting doctoral students and researchers sharing of research studies where focus of their research is around apprenticeships and skills.

Quality in Allied Health Apprenticeships Network

Thursday 12th June 2025 | 11:00 – 13:00

This network offers the opportunity to explore the challenges, successes, and development for AHP apprenticeships at Local, Regional and National level. More recent network events have focused on the challenges and barriers within the AHP apprenticeship development and the support and process for HCPC approval.

UVAC Apprenticeship Construction & Built Environment (ACBE) Knowledge Network

Wednesday 2nd July 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00

This new UVAC Apprenticeship Construction & Built Environment (ACBE) Knowledge Network seeks to bring together construction and built environment academic teams with their quality assurance and apprenticeships teams to share good practice, address challenges and seek to deliver innovative solutions.This network is supported by the Technical Apprenticeship Consortium (TAC), the Construction Industry Council (CIC), the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM).