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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Aims and Principles

Meet the Team

Apprenticeships Offered


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 three faculties: the AMRC Training Centre, the Management School and the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery. 

 

Advanced Manufacturing Group (AMRC Training Centre)

Level 3 Engineering Technician

  • Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
  • Technical Support Technician

Level 3 Machining Technician

Level 3 Metal Fabricator 

Level 3 Plate Welder

Level 3 Engineering Fitter

Level 3 Composites Technician 

Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician 

Level 4 Automation and Controls Engineering Technician

Level 6 Control Technical Support Engineer (Degree)

Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer (Degree)

Level 6 Tool Process Design Engineer (Degree)

Level 6 Product Design and Development Engineer (Degree)

Level 6 Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (Integrated Degree)

 

Faculty of Social Sciences (Management School)

Level 7 Senior Leader - currently on teach out no further recruitment planned

 

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery)

Level 5 Nursing Associate

Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree

Level 6 Speech & Language Therapist (Integrated Degree)

Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner

A global reputation

Sheffield is a research university with a global reputation for excellence. We're a member of the Russell Group: one of the 24 leading UK universities for research and teaching.