Developing science professionals for training providers

Higher Apprenticeship for Life Sciences & Chemical Science Professionals

Developing Science Professionals for
Training Providers

Developing Science Professionals

• A professional development programme for
laboratory, scientific and technical employees up
to graduate level.
• Delivery through a new Higher Apprenticeship
for Life Sciences & Chemical Science
Professionals.
• Pathways for life sciences, chemical science,
food science, healthcare science, process
development and packaging development.
• Supports professional recognition as registered
science technician or registered scientist.
• An alternative work based training route to the
traditional academic route to graduate status.

Why Science Professionals?

• Demand is rising for technicians in a broad range of sectors.
• Scientific and technical skills are essential to delivering growth in the UK in the 21st
Century.
• Science professionals provide a unique transferable and increasingly sought after skill
set.

Science Council report identifies:
• 155,240 primary science workers with level 3 & 4 qualifications employed in 2009/10.
• 35,000 of laboratory, scientific and technical employees are aged 16 -29.
• 31% of the total population of primary science workers are aged over 50.

There is a need to invest in the pipeline of professionally recognised competent technicians
in order to secure the scientific skills pipeline of the future.

Employers are interested in Higher
Apprenticeship for Life Sciences & Chemical
Science Professionals

• An opportunity to recruit ambitious people committed to developing a career in
their company.
• An employer driven work-based development programme tailored to the high
level skills needs of their laboratory, scientific and technical employees that is
complemented by academic knowledge.
• A route to grow their own talent pool and build an elite cohort to work
alongside their graduate intake.
• A programme that recognises the current skills of their laboratory, scientific
and technical employees and provides motivation to achieve professional
status.
• A programme that allows them to develop new talent working alongside their
existing experts and address the challenges of retaining corporate knowledge
and succession planning.
• A structured method for developing the mentoring and supervisory skills of
established employees.

Young people are interested in Higher

Key features of the Higher Apprenticeship:
•An opportunity to earn whilst learning and avoid the costs of a full time undergraduate
programme.
•A real job that allows them to gain real work experience from day one and build a credible
CV.
•Higher Apprentices are focussed individuals with a commitment to developing practical
skills alongside the high level academic knowledge needed for challenging technical roles
in hi-tech industries.
•Apprentices can remain in the role they have entered or have the opportunity to progress
within the company, gaining further experience and qualifications as they develop.
•Higher Apprenticeship is not just for the academic high flyers, it’s for those who have a
genuine interest in developing practical scientific skills.
•Working alongside other science professionals and gaining the qualifications and
competence that leads to professional status as a Registered Science Technician or
Registered Scientist.

Providers are interested in Higher

• A CPD programme for current laboratory, scientific and technical students that offers
progression routes from level 3 programmes such as :

• LATA Advanced Apprenticeship
• BTEC Nationals in STEM subjects
• STEM A-Levels

• An opportunity to develop new business with employers who are new to
Apprenticeships.
• A vehicle for developing partnerships with Higher Education.
• A programme that is at the heart of Government’s ambition for growth through skills
development.

Key Features of the Higher Apprenticeship
for Life Sciences & Chemical Science
Professionals

Higher Apprenticeship for Life Sciences &
Chemical Science Professionals

Chemical Science Life Sciences Healthcare Sc. Process Dev. Packaging Dev. Food Science

Any p/t BSc Chemical Any p/t BSc Life Sciences Any p/t BSc Healthcare Any p/t BEng Chemical Any p/t BEng Mechanical Any p/t BSc Food
Science or Bioscience
Science Engineering Engineering Science
or Chemistry

FdSc Chemical Science FdSc Applied Bioscience FdSci Healthcare Science FD Plant & Process FD Mechanical FD Food Science &
(MMU) or (Hull) Technology (Kent) (UWE) Engineering (Hull) Engineering (Hull) Technology
(Nottingham Trent)
or or or

HND Diploma Chemical HND Diploma Biological HND Diploma Biological
Science Sciences for Industry Sciences for Industry
for Industry

HNC Diploma Chemical HNC Diploma Biological HNC Diploma Biological HNC Diploma in
Science for Industry Sciences for Industry Sciences for Industry Operations Engineering
plus
or FD Science Subject plus or FD Science Subject plus or FD Science Subject plus
LATA Level 4 LATA Level 4 LATA Level 4 Level 4 NVQ Diploma in
Process Industries
Or HNC Applied Chemistry or HNC Applied Biology or HNC Applied Biology Operations
plus LATA Level 4 plus LATA Level 4 plus LATA Level 4

All pathways include professional competences gained through Personal Learning & Thinking Skills, Employee Rights & Responsibilities and Functional Skills.
Entry at level 4 or 5 minimum requirements: A Levels or a BTEC in STEM subjects or an Advanced Apprenticeship, for example: Laboratory and Science Technicians.


Chemical Science Pathway Industries:
•Chemicals
•Pharmaceuticals (human and animal)
•Petro-chemicals
•Polymer
•Environmental testing (air, water and soil)
•Water treatment
•Paints and coatings
•Cosmetics & Personal care products
•Household products
•Forensic science
•Waste disposal
•Ecological/environmental science
•Food science and hygiene
•Agriculture science
•Mining, quarrying and extractives
•Building and construction support services
•Education

Pathway includes professional competences gained through Personal Learning & Thinking Skills, Employee Rights & Responsibilities and Functional Skills. Entry at
level 4 or 5 minimum requirements: A Levels or a BTEC in STEM subjects or an Advanced Apprenticeship, for example: Laboratory and Science Technicians.


Life Sciences Pathway
Industries:
•Medical biotechnology
•Clinical research & trials
•Water treatment
•Cosmetics
•Personal care products
•Waste disposal
•Private health care
•NHS
•Education



Industries:
Food Science Pathway •Medical biotechnology
•Clinical research & trials
•Water treatment
•Cosmetics
•Waste disposal
•NHS
•Education



Process Development Pathway
Industries:
•Chemicals
•Polymer
•Cosmetics



Industries:
•Chemicals
Packaging Development Pathway •Pharmaceuticals (human and animal)
•Polymer
•Cosmetics



Healthcare Science Pathway
Industries:
•NHS
•NHS supply chain


Delivering the Higher Apprenticeship for Life
Sciences & Chemical Science Professionals

It is different to most apprenticeships:

•It’s about high-level skills for new or existing workforce, aged 19+.
•Opportunity for HEI/FE partnerships.
•HEFCE funded HE qualifications.
•Tuition fees can be funded through a Student Loan.
•Sits outside SFA funding requirements.
•Supported by NAS vacancy matching service, national award schemes, national promotion
of higher apprenticeships.
•It’s a COMMERCIAL OFFER.

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