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<p>We are pleased that Universities UK has recognised degree apprenticeships as a
‘growing success story’. Degree apprenticeships give employers the opportunity to
work with universities to develop the higher-level skills they need, and apprentices
the opportunity to gain a degree while they earn. Alongside our work to raise awareness
of these benefits, we are also making it easier to find and apply for vacancies with
employers of all sizes.</p><p>Current vacancies can be found on the ‘Find an apprenticeship’
website, the UCAS ‘Careers finder’ site, and employers’ own websites. We encourage
employers to promote their future vacancies up to a year in advance in our Higher
and Degree Listing, which is published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships</a>.
We are aiming to publish our next listing, for vacancies commencing in September 2020,
in September 2019 and this will be distributed to schools and handed out at events.</p><p>The
Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund has supported initiatives including UCAS careers
fairs, materials on apprenticeships for schools, and apprenticeship ambassadors. In
the 2018/19 academic year, we attended 30 UCAS Higher Education Exhibitions across
England, directly engaging with an estimated 8,500 young people, and worked with UCAS
to contact over a quarter of a million more young people by email to raise awareness
of apprenticeships</p><p>We also provide a free service to schools through the Apprenticeship
Support and Knowledge project, to make sure that teachers have the knowledge and support
to enable them to promote apprenticeships to their students. This has enabled over
three quarters of a million young people to hear about apprenticeships since the project’s
launch in 2016.</p>
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