BSc (Hons) Project Management with Digital Technologies

Who is this apprenticeship for?

• The Project Manager (integrated degree) offers a programme of study that meets the needs and expectations of businesses in a wide range of sectors, including, but not limited to, banking, retail, pharmaceuticals and government.
• Our apprenticeship is suitable for new starters, up-skilling and re-skilling existing employees and for those looking to retrain, restart careers or enter the world of work.  We are actively working with partners to ensure that we are able to attract a wide variety of talent, including ex-service personnel, those not currently in work or education and career-changers as well as school leavers and undergraduates.
• Our commitment to lifelong learning, pastoral support and to supplying routes into digital careers for underrepresented groups provide an excellent opportunity for employers to build teams with a diversity of thought and experience – a critical factor for innovative thinking.

Please note: learners who are sponsored by an employer but are not currently in employment will only be awarded a BSc degree but will not receive the apprenticeship certificate.

Programme Overview

• This apprenticeship programme will develop professional practice, contextualised in the workplace using industry-standard technologies and approaches that are shaped by modern businesses.
• Nearly every employer that takes on an apprentice (96%) reports benefits to their business and as part of an Northeastern University London apprenticeship every apprentice will learn from colleagues and achieve competence through their day-to-day activities. Every apprentice also must spend at least 6 hours of their typical working week on off-the-job learning, acquiring the additional skills.
• The learner will study with Northeastern University London for 57 days a year for the duration of the three-year programme, covering topics such as project management in business, business theory, leadership, management and communication skills. Additionally, the learner and employer will commit to a further two days per week, for 42 weeks each year, for provider-guided, work-related training.
• Each course is assessed by a range of activities aligned to industry norms, i.e. almost all assessments relate to workplace activities that are expected in a project management occupation.
• As part of the degree programme, learners will also study for an International Project Management Association (IPMA) Level D or equivalent, such as the Association for Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification (PMQ). On successful completion, learners are eligible to become full members of the Association for Project Management (APM), the Chartered Body for the Project Management Profession.

Approach to Learning

• Apprenticeships allow employees to earn while they learn at the highest level and progress into higher-skilled occupations.
• Our programme built with an employer group ensures that apprentices are productive at work as soon as possible, getting involved in activities to embed the knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours learned in the off-the-job elements of our apprenticeship.
• We deliver our off-the-job learning for our apprenticeships in flexible, modular programmes based on each individual’s prior knowledge, skills, and experience. We offer learning through block sessions, online courses, assignments and project work.  Our expertise is in modular, stackable learning. This flexible approach is part of our design and delivery DNA.
• Our apprentices progress along a career path from day one, gaining professional skills, status and accreditation as they go.
• In addition to tailored on and off the job learning, our apprenticeships further focus on personal development. Our curriculum extends beyond academic, technical and vocational learning and provides opportunities to broaden development, enabling apprentices to develop and discover talents and interests and further develop their basic skills including maths and English. Our apprenticeships have a culture of safeguarding our learners and prepare individuals for life in modern Britain.

Entry Requirements

• Learners will need to apply for a degree apprenticeship role within an eligible business, or already be in employment with responsibilities to be aligned with Level 6 Project Manager (integrated degree) apprenticeship content.

Standard offers

• Entry requirements are agreed then set, based on numerous factors including availability of additional on-the-job support, by both the Employer and Provider.  As such, entrance requirements may vary between apprenticeships. Apprentices are selected based on their application, an interview and an assessment process which is tailored to the learner’s apprenticeship position.

Typically, employers require:

• At least BBB or equivalent at A Level (Business, Economics or STEM subjects preferred but not essential)
• At least Grade 4/C GCSE Maths, English and IT
• Some applicants may not have traditional qualifications as listed above, and have prior learning and skills developed from the workplace, these will be considered on a case by case basis.

Learners must meet these eligibility criteria

• Have been a UK/EU/ESS resident for the past three years or more prior to starting the programme
• Have left full-time education prior to the start date of the apprenticeship
• Be aged at least 16 years old to meet government funding criteria

Recognition of prior learning

• Where a learner is eligible to apply for the recognition of prior learning on the basis of certificated or experiential learning, this will be considered in the Initial Needs Analysis, as per Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) Funding Rules, and will take due consideration of the Northeastern University London at Northeastern’s Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy.