Systems Thinking Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship

Entry requirements

Either a first degree in any subject and/or a minimum of three years’ work experience.

There is a requirement from the Education and Skills Funding Agency that apprentices hold a level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics.

If an applicant does not hold GCSE's (C /4 or above) in English and Maths or cannot evidence these or equivalent qualifications, they should be willing to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications prior to Gateway.

Find out how we support Functional Skills.

It is also a requirement of the programme that all applicants are registered with the appropriate statutory regulatory body for the profession (such as the HCPC or NMC) and have two years post-registration clinical experience.

Relevant clinical experience or previous postgraduate qualifications will also be considered as part of the admissions process.

Individual employers will set selection criteria for their apprenticeships in discussion with the University.

The apprentice must have a valid and eligible residency status to gain entry onto the apprenticeship – please see the ESFA guidance for further information.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course is for:

• People working in the public interest, who are facing complex challenges and who are keen to collaborate with their peers from other services and organisations.
• Employers who would benefit from improvements from within their organisation as the course was designed in collaboration with key public sector organisations.
• People who are keen on enhancing their professional development and who are open to learning new ways of thinking and doing.
• Mid to senior-level staff, however, the programme is inclusive of a number of job roles and levels of seniority. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss your eligibility for the course.

The public sphere is an increasingly complex and entangled space: departments and laboratories face challenges that transcend traditional organisational boundaries, which can only be met by staff working across departments and intellectual disciplines. This programme aims to equip people with the skills and tools to explore multiple perspectives, structures, power balances and interrelationships that make up public sector systems.

Throughout the course you will:

• Gain theoretical and practical foundations in systems thinking.
• Receive instruction in cross-disciplinary problem-solving; delivering. services under complexity, risk, and uncertainty; and equality, diversity, and inclusive leadership in the public sector.
• Complement your learning in taught modules with two work-based. practice modules, which give you as an apprentice the opportunity to put your skills and learning into practice.
• Improve the understanding of problems and explore potential improvements within your organisation.
• Gain practical experience of using applied systemic approaches.

To find out more please see the Systems Thinking Practitioner Programme Structure.

Fees and funding

Full programme cost: £18,000

This apprenticeship is entirely funded through an Employers’ Apprenticeship Levy. Your employer fully covers the cost of the apprenticeship, apprentices do not pay for any of the eligible training costs. As an apprentice you will be an employee of your organisation, gaining a University of Exeter award alongside working and earning a salary.

Employers who pay the Apprenticeship Levy will pay for the apprenticeship fees directly through that contribution. See further information on the Apprenticeship Levy funding.

Employers must pay their apprentices a salary at least consistent with national legislation.

Funding eligibility criteria

• To be eligible for funding apprentices must meet the criteria listed in the ESFA guidance. 
  
• The apprentice must have a valid and eligible residency status to gain entry onto the apprenticeship – please see the ESFA guidance for further information.