Central Apprenticeship Hub

The Central Apprenticeship Hub was established in 2023 to provide central support and oversight of all of the University’s apprenticeship programmes.

Apprentices at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
Apprentices at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)
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Our aims

  • Build a community of apprentices, employers and staff, to develop outstanding apprenticeship education at the University of Sheffield.
  • Support the development of cohesive, high quality apprenticeship education that is aligned to regional and national skills priorities.
  • Provide senior leaders with oversight of the  quality of education and whether the apprenticeships are fully compliant with external regulatory bodies requirements. 

Our principles

  • Be ambitious: strive for outstanding
  • Be a critical friend: provide ongoing support and challenge as expert facilitators
  • Favour no single approach: promote solutions that meet the needs of departments while contributing to outstanding provision
  • Safeguard the University: understand and mitigate against risk
  • Work collaboratively: build relationships based on trust, honesty and integrity
  • Provide confidence through evaluation: make evidence based judgements
  • Be guided by the principles of the inspection framework and ESFA Funding rules
  • Provide clarity: simplify funding rules and inspection framework  and make them meaningful

Meet the team

  • Sambit Sen - Director of Apprenticeship Delivery and Compliance
  • Anne Griggs - Head of Compliance
  • Jon Barker - Head of Quality
  • Sarah Hudson - Management Information Analyst & Funding Officer
  • Jonathan Newbould - Apprenticeships Compliance & MI Coordinator

Apprenticeships at the University

Current apprenticeship programmes are delivered across the following faculties: 

Advanced Manufacturing Group 

  • Level 3 Machining Technician
  • Level 3 Metal Fabricator 
  • Level 3 Composites Technician 
  • Level 4 Automation and Controls Engineering Technician
  • Level 6 Control Systems Engineer (Degree)
  • Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer (Degree)
  • Level 6 Product Design and Development Engineer (Degree)

AMRC Training Centre

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health

  • Level 5 Nursing Associate
  • Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree
  • Level 6 Speech & Language Therapist (Integrated Degree)
  • Level 6 Orthoptist
  • Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner

School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

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