Robert Gordon University partnering with business and industry

Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) are a partnership between universities and business and industry which allow employees to continue to work while they earn their degree over the course of up to four years. Robert Gordon University offers graduate apprenticeships in: business management, cyber security, engineering, accounting, and construction and the built environment. This model of delivering higher education builds on RGU’s decades of experience working with employers to design programmes. As such, this work-based learning approach fits with RGU’s strengths and ethos. The University supports the apprentice with structured learning and reflective practice, while company mentors help them to apply the theory to workplace reality. The University’s partnership approach with industry is further strengthened by the accreditation the apprenticeship programmes have received from relevant professional bodies. The National Cyber Security Centre, Chartered Institute of Building and Institute of Measurement and Control have all accredited various relevant GAs as delivered by the University. Graduate apprenticeships are also delivered with support from the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland.