Conceptualising a model for provider-employer collaborations in quantity surveying degree apprenticeship programmes
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
ISSN: 2042-3896
Article publication date: 15 July 2024
Abstract
Purpose
With increasing demand to enhance collaborative practices in Degree Apprenticeship (DA) programmes like Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeships (QSDA), there is a notable lack of models supporting employer engagement, particularly in curriculum design and delivery. This study aims to fill this gap.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative research approach was employed, utilising semi-structured interviews, focus groups and questionnaires to gather stakeholder perspectives involved in QSDA programmes in England. This process aimed to identify key practice areas, collaboration process and enablers needed to conceptualise a collaborative model for employer engagement in QSDA curriculum design and delivery.
Findings
The model highlights four collaborative stages, four practice areas, fourteen focus actions, and twelve enablers essential for provider-employer collaborations in QSDA curriculum design and delivery.
Originality/value
This study introduces a novel curriculum design model emphasising the collaboration process and enablers for provider-employer engagement. It offers new insights for QSDA programme curriculum development and is the first to address this area, contributing to the literature on Degree Apprenticeships in built environment education.
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Apprenticeship Workforce Development programmme project fund delivered by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), in partnership with the Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), Strategic Development Network (SDN) and University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC). The author is thankful to the funders for their support. Special thanks to Dr Stan Lester for his valuable mentorship, insightful comment and feedback during the study. The author is deeply grateful to all the participants who generously gave their time and efforts to contribute to this study. Your insights were essential to the success of this research.
Citation
Obi, L. (2024), "Conceptualising a model for provider-employer collaborations in quantity surveying degree apprenticeship programmes", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-11-2023-0324
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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