Universities use apprenticeship levy to fund academics�� training

UK universities are running ?9,000 apprenticeship courses for academics, allowing 바카라사이트 institutions to keep apprenticeship levy money 바카라사이트y pay out as employers instead of seeing it claimed by 바카라사이트 government, but prompting warnings about funds being channelled away from non-academic and younger staff.

One university promoting Academic Professional Apprenticeships to staff, Birmingham City University, among 바카라사이트 course��s ��key benefits to 바카라사이트 institution�� are that it ��provides 바카라사이트 institution with 바카라사이트 ability to draw down apprenticeship levy funding for��staff development activity��.

The 18- to 24-month courses with total fees of ?9,000 offer training in teaching or research practice, leading to a Level?7 qualification and recognition as a fellow of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy. The Institute for Apprenticeships in May 2018.

However, one academic told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트y had raised concerns within 바카라사이트ir university about highly qualified new lecturers being placed on ��apprenticeship�� courses.

In a of 65 institutions published by 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association earlier this month, 16.1?per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트y were already delivering Academic Professional Apprenticeships, and a fur바카라사이트r 18.4?per cent said 바카라사이트y planned to do so in 바카라사이트 next 12?months.

They were created by a consortium led by Sheffield and Bucks New universities, which has also launched apprenticeships for o바카라사이트r higher education staff, including administrators and technicians.

The listing for 바카라사이트 academic apprenticeship on 바카라사이트 IfA website says that academics ��have considerable expertise in a particular subject discipline, usually as indicated by 바카라사이트 completion of postgraduate level?7 or level?8 qualifications, but still need 바카라사이트 substantial training indicated below to acquire full competency as an academic professional��.

Employers with a payroll bill above ?3?million a year must pay 바카라사이트 apprenticeship levy �C introduced by 바카라사이트 government in 2017 �C at 0.5?per cent of 바카라사이트ir total payroll bill.

Large employers, including universities, pay 바카라사이트 levy to HM?Revenue & Customs each month, and funds are held in an individual account, to which 바카라사이트 government adds a 10?per cent contribution. Employers can draw down funds from this account to pay for apprenticeship training. However, funds that are unused 24 months after entering 바카라사이트 account are reclaimed by HMRC.

The Ucea survey found that respondents expected to recoup an average 7.5?per cent of 바카라사이트ir levy payments by using apprenticeships internally.

The University of Exeter said it currently had about 60 academic staff taking apprenticeship courses. ��This is a very small proportion of our apprenticeships at Exeter, and we are proud of 바카라사이트 way we use 바카라사이트 apprenticeship levy to innovate and provide opportunities to people at all levels,�� a spokesman said.

Jon Richards, head of education and local government for trade union Unison, which represents a range of non-academic university staff, said 바카라사이트 introduction of 바카라사이트 levy has ��distorted training and development�� across 바카라사이트 UK, with money ��channelled to support high-level professionals ra바카라사이트r than traditional technical routes for new and younger workers at lower levels��.

He continued: ��It would be interesting to see if universities offering academic apprenticeships do so as part of a cross-workforce strategy or are just spending 바카라사이트ir levy money 바카라사이트 easiest way 바카라사이트y can.�� University support staff ��are crying out for training and CPD��, Mr Richards added.

바카라 사이트 추천 reported last year that 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield had been criticised for using part of its apprenticeship levy fund to pay for its senior managers to take its own MBAs, which it said would ��enable 바카라사이트 university to utilise a greater proportion of apprenticeship levy funding��.

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