Technology for work-based learning
The issue
As part of its commitment to upgrade workforce skills, the UK government has pledged funding for 250,000 more apprenticeships over four years.
Learning providers will also have greater freedom to respond to the needs of employers and learners.
Work-based learning providers can rise to these challenges by providing a comprehensive range of qualifications and apprenticeship frameworks, supporting learners to achieve. To do so, they need to engage strategically with businesses and develop flexible and appropriate methods of course delivery.
What you can do
Providers can use technology to manage their relationships with employers and learners across the higher education, further education or independent work-based learning sectors.
Assess your current position
Our work-based learning maturity toolkit helps HE organisations assess how well prepared they are to deliver effective work-based learning.
Seek local advice and guidance
Our Regional Support Centres (RSCs) offer tailored advice and guidance to work-based learning providers. This includes advice on and access to technology, and help with making connections with other work-based learning providers for best working practices.
Manage your employer relationships
If you are engaging with a number of different employers, you may want to manage your relationships systematically.
Save on supplies
Our GeM service helps work-based learning providers save an average of 20% on their procurement of goods and services, ranging from general business to specialist educational and training supplies.
Tried and tested tools
- Xerte Learning Object Creator - create interactive, widely compatible open learning materials which can be shared with businesses
- Lifelong learning and workforce development - tools and advice to help organisations with different aspects of work-based learning
- Co-generative toolkit - enables learning providers and employers to develop new courses collaboratively
- University of Wolverhampton’s e-portfolio project - tailored course material and delivery for the needs of work-based learners
- University of Central Lancashire’s TELSTAR project - system to accredit an employee’s prior learning and incorporate it into a learning framework encompassing HE level qualifications.