1. ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY: SPONSORED DEGREES, SCHOOL LEAVERS AND APPRENTICESHIPS Nikki Bunn

2. About me Nikki Bunn Kendrick Alumni 2012 Project Manager Didn’t go to ‘traditional’ University

3. Why did I choose this? - £53,330

4. What I am doing now Employed 4 days a week Salary University 1 day a week Business Management with IT Degree Career Development

5. My career so far Year 1: Pre-sales and Proposals Market Research Competitor Analysis Project Management Office Proposal Management Year 2: Business Analyst European Space Agency Current Account Switching Service Year 3: Project Manager Team management, project planning, budgeting risk management

6. What have been the best bits? Fantastic career opportunities Gives you career options Gives you a head start Treated as individual with 3 years experience and a degree Help in recruitment Working helps with University assignments Money Don’t have to find a graduate job …and the worst… Very, very hard work Lose some social aspects of University

7. So what are the programmes? Undergraduate Degrees Professional qualifications e.g. CFAB, ACA, ACCA, AAT Higher apprenticeships Project Management Management Consulting Software Development IT Technician Accounting/Audit Tax Retail Banking Engineering Business Solutions Business Administration Sales Retail Management Cyber Security What sorts of jobs are they?

8. So who offers these types of programmes?

9. School Leaver Programmes Vs. University Round One: Money School Leavers Round Two: Fun University Round Three: The Career Ladder School Leavers Round Four: ChoiceUniversity Round Five: Qualifications School Leavers Round Six: CommitmentUniversity Winners

10. University School Leavers ?

11. Useful websites http://www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk www.notgoingtouni.co.uk http://thescholarshiphub.org.uk/blog/sponsored-degrees- uk http://thescholarshiphub.org.uk/blog/sponsored-degrees- uk http://www.careerpilot.org.uk/info/working-and-learning,- including-/employer-sponsored-degrees/ http://www.careerpilot.org.uk/info/working-and-learning,- including-/employer-sponsored-degrees/ http://www.studentladder.co.uk/School-Leaver- Programmes/school-leaver-programmes.html http://www.studentladder.co.uk/School-Leaver- Programmes/school-leaver-programmes.html

12. THANK YOU QUESTIONS?