Progression Agreements Passport to new opportunities

Introduction

Progression from your Advanced Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3

With your Advanced Apprenticeship or NVQ level 3 qualification progression into higher education is a route you may wish to consider, now or in the future.

Higher education can provide a way of developing your work-based skills and knowledge, giving you more of a challenge in your job-role, and it can help you enhance your career aspirations in the often fast-changing world of work.

Many people think of higher education as a full-time commitment, something you do before you move into employment. But higher education opportunities offers here are mostly part-time, with relevant work-related and work-based learning focus. This means they offer a natural progression from your Advanced Apprenticeship or NVQ level 3.

Most of the progression routes listed offer a guarantee of progression so have a look and see what you could be doing next.

What is a progression agreement?

It outlines the range of higher education progression routes that you can take from your Advanced Apprenticeship or NVQ level 3, and in most instances the agreement will guarantee you progression on to an appropriate higher education award if you have met certain entry criteria such as passing your level 3 qualification.

How to use your progression agreement

Outlined here is a range of local, mainly part-time progression agreements you can take into higher education from your NVQ level 3 or Advanced Apprenticeship award.

In addition to this progression Staffordshire University also offers a wide range of other, mainly full-time awards that you might wish to consider progressing to. Further information on all of our awards including degrees, foundation degrees and foundation years please contact the Business Development Team.

Primary Aims

The primary aim of this progression agreement is to promote progression of vocational leaner’s undertaking a range of NVQ level 3 and Advanced Apprenticeship qualifications as set out in part 2 of this agreement into higher education at Staffordshire University and Staffordshire University regional Federation Colleges.

For further information on Progression Agreements contact a member of our Business Development Team on 01743 454 810