Cambridge University is to offer degree apprenticeships for the first time

Cambridge University is to offer degree apprenticeships for the first time. The university has been registered as an official apprenticeship trainer and says it will focus on the post-graduate level in a selected range of fields which is likely to include computing and tech skills

Degree apprenticeships are a great way to earn while you learn and the department is delighted at the news that one of the best universities in the world is taking this step. Degree apprenticeships offer a real alternative to a traditional degree course and there were over 1700 degree level apprenticeship starts in 2016/2017. We want there to be more and that is why in March 2016 we announced a £10 million Degree Apprenticeship Development Fund to support the development and take up of degree apprenticeships.

A Department for Education spokesperson said:

The government wants everyone to be equipped with the skills they need to get on in life, wherever they are from.

That’s why we are overhauling the technical and further education sectors, working to improve the quality of apprenticeships as well as to increase their take-up, and investing £500m a year in new T levels.

We are also creating a new regulator, the Office for Students, to ensure that students and the taxpayer get value for money from higher education.