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<p>Apprenticeships benefit people of all ages and backgrounds, offering high quality
on and off-the-job training. Level 6+ and degree apprenticeships offer people an alternative
to full time university, as well as the opportunity to upskill or re-train throughout
their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund (DADF) aims
to enable and encourage greater social mobility and widen participation. The DADF
has supported 103 higher education (HE) providers and has resulted in 4,464 degree
apprentice starts. The Office for Students has published an evaluation of the fund,
which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/7cd79cd8-536f-49e5-a55f-ebd83b344b16/dadf-evaluation.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/7cd79cd8-536f-49e5-a55f-ebd83b344b16/dadf-evaluation.pdf</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>HE providers, such as universities, can include degree apprenticeships in their
Access and Participation Plans; these set out how they will support underrepresented
groups and help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds access and succeed in HE.
The National Apprenticeship Service works with local partners to ensure that apprenticeships
at all levels are available in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>We are running an employer
engagement campaign, ‘Opportunities through Apprenticeships’, working with partners
in Portsmouth, Nottingham, South Tyneside and Torbay. It aims to support social mobility
by creating opportunities for more apprentices from disadvantaged areas to undertake
high value apprenticeships with higher earnings potential and progression, such as
degree apprenticeships.</p><p> </p>
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