Apprenticeships are an excellent way to build the advanced skills and knowledge your workforce needs to progress and to grow your organisation successfully. St George’s, University of London is committed to aligning academic excellence with business and the professions.
Combining university study with paid work, business degree apprenticeships are an effective and affordable way to give employees the opportunity to gain a degree, while they receive job-specific training.
By supporting professional learning, tailored to your needs, you will give employees the competency to thrive and the ability to create value for your organisation.
St George's apprenticeships are effective as they are closely aligned with the NHS as well as professional bodies.
Modern apprenticeships
St George's has the experience to manage apprenticeships and work to high apprenticeship standards. When your employee starts an apprenticeship, you’ll have a strong partnership with St George's to develop staff through a work-based learning programme designed to fill high level skill gaps.
The dedicated apprenticeships team at St George's ensure you get the tailored support you need and will guide you on how to comply with and access levy funding. They will be a regular point of contact for progress reviews ensuring apprentice satisfaction.
Benefits to your businesses
Apprenticeships can have a huge positive impact on organisations and when you partner with St George's, you will work with us to develop your workforce. Apprenticeships give employees the opportunity to earn, gain professional accreditation and acquire the right expertise your organisation needs.
The up-to-date skills apprentices learn as part of their course will help directly with the challenges in your workplace. Expanding career-focused education for your employees means ongoing workforce development designed specifically for your objectives.
Guidance for employers about apprenticeships has been produced by the UK Government outlining why it is a high-quality and rigorous path for employees to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be successful in today’s global economy.
Leaders plan the apprenticeship programme to help widen participation and increase diversity at the university. In partnership with the employers, they recruit many apprentices who might otherwise not have the opportunity to study at this level.
Why choose St George's?
At St George’s, we have been improving health for over 250 years. We are uniquely positioned as the UK’s specialist health university and have an outstanding record of research and innovation; our alumni include Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, and recent research has focused on tackling Covid-19.
Our students benefit from our shared site with St George’s Hospital, which means students are immersed in a professional environment whilst learning from practising clinicians working on the frontline.
St George’s have a strong track record with working with NHS partners, and our courses have been developed to meet the needs of the Healthcare sector.
How to get involved
If you would like to make a step change in the quality of how you deliver knowledge and skills-based training in your workplace, add value to your organisation, and retain and enhance your talent, the team at St George’s are happy to look at your training needs.
Contact us
Email the St George's Apprenticeships Team on apprenticeships@sgul.ac.uk.