Glasgow
Caledonian University (GCU) has secured £5.4million to become
one of Scotland's largest providers of Graduate
Apprenticeships.
The funding, from Skills Development
Scotland (SDS), allows the University to offer 194 fully-funded
places in business management, cyber security, software
development, engineering and design, civil engineering and
construction, from September 2019.
There are already 240 graduate
apprentices at GCU, studying a range of undergraduate and
postgraduate courses.
Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs)
allow people to combine work with higher education, from school
leavers in their first job to experienced professionals looking to
gain formal education, develop their career or retrain.
To deliver the programme, GCU
is working in partnership with a range of leading employers in
Glasgow's IFSD, including Lloyds Banking Group.
Fiona Stewart-Knight, Assistant
Vice Principal Business Partnerships at GCU, said: "GCU is
committed to an outstanding student apprentice and mentor
experience through excellence in teaching and dynamic collaboration
with employers."
GAs have been developed by SDS
in partnership with employers, universities, colleges and
professional bodies to create stronger links between education and
industry.
At the end of the programme,
apprentices have the unique combination of relevant work experience
plus a university qualification, to progress in their chosen
career.