Coming Soon: Apprenticeship Pipeline
At The University of Â鶹ֱ²¥, we combine academic excellence with practical workforce development to deliver apprenticeship programmes that are flexible, industry-informed, and designed around employer needs. As a small, independent university, we are able to respond quickly to the evolving apprenticeship landscape, adapting our portfolio in line with changing funding rules, emerging skills priorities, and employer demand. Through collaboration, innovation, and a strong focus on learner and employer success, we help organisations develop future-ready talent with confidence.
Explore future training opportunities
We are continuing to expand our apprenticeship portfolio in response to employer demand, sector priorities, and emerging skills needs.
This page highlights apprenticeship programmes that are currently in development or under consideration. While these programmes are not yet live, we welcome interest from employers, prospective apprentices, and partners who would like to stay informed.
Our future pipeline reflects our commitment to developing high-quality apprenticeship opportunities that are relevant, flexible, and shaped by real workforce needs.
Why register your interest?
By registering your interest, you can:
- express early interest in a future apprenticeship programme
- discuss your workforce development needs with our team
- help shape future programme development
- explore opportunities for employer collaboration
- receive updates as new programmes move closer to launch
Apprenticeship programmes in development
We are currently exploring a number of future apprenticeship opportunities. These may include:
L3 Content Creator
Why choose this apprenticeship?
Engaging content plays an important role in how organisations communicate with customers, employees and wider audiences – from social media and websites to campaigns, video, newsletters and internal communications.
For apprentices, the programme provides the opportunity to develop practical creative, digital and communication skills while producing content for real audiences and organisational objectives.
For employers, it can help build valuable content capability in-house, enabling employees to create more effective and consistent communications, strengthen digital presence and better engage target audiences.
It could suit someone starting a career in content creation, marketing or communications, as well as an existing employee who is increasingly responsible for creating content as part of their role.
- Content Creator
- Digital Content Assistant
- Social Media Executive
- Marketing Assistant
- Communications Assistant
- Junior Content Producer
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L4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Automation Practitioner
Why choose this apprenticeship?
As organisations explore how AI can improve the way they work, they need people who can turn the potential of AI and automation into practical business improvements.
For apprentices, the programme provides the opportunity to develop highly relevant AI and automation skills while applying them to workplace challenges. For employers, it can help develop capability from within the organisation – identifying opportunities to automate repetitive activity, improve efficiency and make better use of emerging technology.
It could suit employees who understand their organisation’s processes and challenges and want to play an active role in identifying, developing and implementing AI and automation solutions.
- AI & Automation Practitioner
- Automation Analyst
- Business Process Analyst
- Digital Transformation Officer
- Digital Change Officer
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L4 Data Analyst
Why choose this apprenticeship?
Organisations have access to more data than ever, but getting real value from it requires people with the skills to ask the right questions and translate data into useful insight.
For apprentices, the programme develops practical, transferable data skills that can be applied directly in the workplace. For employers, it provides an opportunity to build data capability from within – improving reporting, identifying trends and supporting better evidence-based decisions.
It could suit employees across a wide range of sectors and functions who collect, analyse, interpret or present data to support organisational decision-making.
- Data Analyst
- Junior Data Analyst
- Data Technician
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Reporting Analyst
- Data Quality Analyst
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L5 AI Leadership Apprenticeship Units
Why choose AI Leadership Apprenticeship Units?
AI is not simply a technology issue – organisations also need leaders who can identify where it could add value, make informed decisions about its adoption and governance, and successfully lead AI-enabled change.
Apprenticeship units offer employers a flexible way to develop these skills without committing employees to a full apprenticeship programme. They provide short, targeted training based on the knowledge and skills within employer-led occupational standards, enabling organisations to respond quickly to emerging skills needs while fitting development around the demands of the workplace.
For participants, the units provide focused development that can be applied directly to real organisational priorities. For employers, they offer a practical, levy-funded way to build AI leadership capability across the workforce and support productivity, innovation and organisational transformation.
They are particularly relevant for those responsible for teams, services, projects, transformation or organisational improvement who need to understand the opportunities presented by AI without becoming technical AI specialists.
- Team Leaders
- Operations Managers
- Department Managers
- Project Managers
- Transformation Managers
- Business Improvement Managers
- Digital Transformation Leads
- Senior Managers
The three AI Leadership Units are:
- AI Strategy & Opportunity – identifying and evaluating opportunities for AI and aligning them with organisational priorities.
- AI Adoption, Procurement & Governance – supporting informed, responsible decisions about AI adoption, procurement and governance.
- AI Delivery & Organisational Transformation – turning AI plans into action and supporting successful organisational and workforce change.
Each unit can be undertaken individually, allowing employers to select the training most relevant to their organisational priorities.
Find out more about the approved AI Leadership Apprenticeship Units on Skills England website:
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Apprenticeship units
We are also exploring other areas aligned to employer demand and skills priorities, including apprenticeship units.
Apprenticeship units are short flexible training courses designed to support employers to upskill their workforce in critical skill shortage areas. Units are for employed learners aged 19 and over, where their employer has identified that they need to upskill quickly to respond to emerging skills gaps and to support business growth and productivity.
Apprenticeship units are based on relevant knowledge and skills in existing employer-led occupational standards to ensure relevant high-quality, targeted training. Each unit is short, with the length of training ranging from 30 and 140 hours delivered over a period of 1 to 16 weeks. This enables employers to have maximum flexibility to select a unit that meets their specific skill need and to deliver the training in a way that fits around their business.
Register your interest
Interested in one of our future apprenticeship programmes or units?
Whether you are an employer planning ahead, a prospective apprentice exploring future opportunities, or a partner interested in collaboration, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Be among the first to hear when new programmes and units launch. Complete our contact form and a member of the team will be in touch.
Please note: all pipeline programmes are subject to approval, demand, and final launch confirmation.
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