Euan Blair Apprenticeship Company Gets License To Award Degrees Apprenticeships

Euan Blair’s company Multiverse has become the first apprenticeship provider to be granted a license to award work-based degrees. Multiverse will be able to award degrees in subjects such as data science and technology, with all learning taught on the job through apprenticeships. The first cohort of 170 will enroll on Multiverse degrees this month, with around twice that number expected to start when applications for 16 to 24-year-olds open later this year. They will train alongside full-time jobs at partner companies including Rolls-Royce, Travis Perkins, Mastercard and Trainline. Education will be free, meaning no student debt, a major selling point as the cost of living soars. Last year Dyson became the first company licensed by the Office for Students to award work-based degrees, but Multiverse is the first apprenticeship provider to do so. The Office of Students is currently considering applications from other providers. Writing on LinkedIn on Thursday morning, Euan Blair said the moment was a “huge step forward” for the company. “From today, we have the power to award our own degrees. This is no small thing: it has been a rigorous, detailed process that began some time ago and is based on inspections and audits by a number of government regulators.” The new powers allow the education technology company to award certificates up to degree level to those who complete their programmes. Blair said: “Unlike a traditional academic degree, this is about what you can do, not just what you know. It is completely free to the individual, fully paid by employers, debt free and no deferred earnings. You get paid a salary all the way, as it is a job after all, so you don’t have to take any chances in a job market that will likely be increasingly demanding. “These forces give us another powerful tool to open up an academic-only education system and fundamentally transform who has access to the best careers. Apprentices start in the UK this month and I couldn’t be more excited.” Multiverse works with more than 8,000 apprentices and was founded by Blair junior in 2016 to match those without a university degree with employer-paid jobs and training. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. It was valued at $1.7bn (£1.4bn) in July this year when it sought additional investment. The company intends to use the new round of funding to expand its operations in the US as well as expand the range of tuition programs. Elisabeth Barrett, VP of learning at Multiverse, said the program was more comprehensive than apprenticeships associated with traditional universities. “On university degree apprenticeships, just 12% of 19-24 year olds are from the most deprived areas. Among under-19s, apprentices are more than five times more likely to come from the most advantaged neighbourhoods.” Instead, Barrett said more than a third of apprentices placed by Multiverse so far met “one or more indicators of socio-economic disadvantage”. Jean Arnold, director of quality at OFS, said all applications for degree-awarding powers had to be checked for factors such as their academic governance, experience and standards. Arnold added: “We support innovation in the sector to improve the choice and quality of courses for students. We are delighted to grant degree-awarding powers to Multiverse as a provider of opportunity and choice for students.” This article was amended on 1 September 2022. An earlier version stated that Tony Blair “achieved his target of enrolling more than half of young people in university”. this should refer to higher education.

title: “Euan Blair Apprenticeship Company Gets License To Award Degrees Apprenticeships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Samantha Stewart”

Euan Blair’s company Multiverse has become the first apprenticeship provider to be granted a license to award work-based degrees. Multiverse will be able to award degrees in subjects such as data science and technology, with all learning taught on the job through apprenticeships. The first cohort of 170 will enroll on Multiverse degrees this month, with around twice that number expected to start when applications for 16 to 24-year-olds open later this year. They will train alongside full-time jobs at partner companies including Rolls-Royce, Travis Perkins, Mastercard and Trainline. Education will be free, meaning no student debt, a major selling point as the cost of living soars. Last year Dyson became the first company licensed by the Office for Students to award work-based degrees, but Multiverse is the first apprenticeship provider to do so. The Office of Students is currently considering applications from other providers. Writing on LinkedIn on Thursday morning, Euan Blair said the moment was a “huge step forward” for the company. “From today, we have the power to award our own degrees. This is no small thing: it has been a rigorous, detailed process that began some time ago and is based on inspections and audits by a number of government regulators.” The new powers allow the education technology company to award certificates up to degree level to those who complete their programmes. Blair said: “Unlike a traditional academic degree, this is about what you can do, not just what you know. It is completely free to the individual, fully paid by employers, debt free and no deferred earnings. You get paid a salary all the way, as it is a job after all, so you don’t have to take any chances in a job market that will likely be increasingly demanding. “These forces give us another powerful tool to open up an academic-only education system and fundamentally transform who has access to the best careers. Apprentices start in the UK this month and I couldn’t be more excited.” Multiverse works with more than 8,000 apprentices and was founded by Blair junior in 2016 to match those without a university degree with employer-paid jobs and training. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. It was valued at $1.7bn (£1.4bn) in July this year when it sought additional investment. The company intends to use the new round of funding to expand its operations in the US as well as expand the range of tuition programs. Elisabeth Barrett, VP of learning at Multiverse, said the program was more comprehensive than apprenticeships associated with traditional universities. “On university degree apprenticeships, just 12% of 19-24 year olds are from the most deprived areas. Among under-19s, apprentices are more than five times more likely to come from the most advantaged neighbourhoods.” Instead, Barrett said more than a third of apprentices placed by Multiverse so far met “one or more indicators of socio-economic disadvantage”. Jean Arnold, director of quality at OFS, said all applications for degree-awarding powers had to be checked for factors such as their academic governance, experience and standards. Arnold added: “We support innovation in the sector to improve the choice and quality of courses for students. We are delighted to grant degree-awarding powers to Multiverse as a provider of opportunity and choice for students.” This article was amended on 1 September 2022. An earlier version stated that Tony Blair “achieved his target of enrolling more than half of young people in university”. this should refer to higher education.

title: “Euan Blair Apprenticeship Company Gets License To Award Degrees Apprenticeships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Alta Krueger”

Euan Blair’s company Multiverse has become the first apprenticeship provider to be granted a license to award work-based degrees. Multiverse will be able to award degrees in subjects such as data science and technology, with all learning taught on the job through apprenticeships. The first cohort of 170 will enroll on Multiverse degrees this month, with around twice that number expected to start when applications for 16 to 24-year-olds open later this year. They will train alongside full-time jobs at partner companies including Rolls-Royce, Travis Perkins, Mastercard and Trainline. Education will be free, meaning no student debt, a major selling point as the cost of living soars. Last year Dyson became the first company licensed by the Office for Students to award work-based degrees, but Multiverse is the first apprenticeship provider to do so. The Office of Students is currently considering applications from other providers. Writing on LinkedIn on Thursday morning, Euan Blair said the moment was a “huge step forward” for the company. “From today, we have the power to award our own degrees. This is no small thing: it has been a rigorous, detailed process that began some time ago and is based on inspections and audits by a number of government regulators.” The new powers allow the education technology company to award certificates up to degree level to those who complete their programmes. Blair said: “Unlike a traditional academic degree, this is about what you can do, not just what you know. It is completely free to the individual, fully paid by employers, debt free and no deferred earnings. You get paid a salary all the way, as it is a job after all, so you don’t have to take any chances in a job market that will likely be increasingly demanding. “These forces give us another powerful tool to open up an academic-only education system and fundamentally transform who has access to the best careers. Apprentices start in the UK this month and I couldn’t be more excited.” Multiverse works with more than 8,000 apprentices and was founded by Blair junior in 2016 to match those without a university degree with employer-paid jobs and training. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. It was valued at $1.7bn (£1.4bn) in July this year when it sought additional investment. The company intends to use the new round of funding to expand its operations in the US as well as expand the range of tuition programs. Elisabeth Barrett, VP of learning at Multiverse, said the program was more comprehensive than apprenticeships associated with traditional universities. “On university degree apprenticeships, just 12% of 19-24 year olds are from the most deprived areas. Among under-19s, apprentices are more than five times more likely to come from the most advantaged neighbourhoods.” Instead, Barrett said more than a third of apprentices placed by Multiverse so far met “one or more indicators of socio-economic disadvantage”. Jean Arnold, director of quality at OFS, said all applications for degree-awarding powers had to be checked for factors such as their academic governance, experience and standards. Arnold added: “We support innovation in the sector to improve the choice and quality of courses for students. We are delighted to grant degree-awarding powers to Multiverse as a provider of opportunity and choice for students.” This article was amended on 1 September 2022. An earlier version stated that Tony Blair “achieved his target of enrolling more than half of young people in university”. this should refer to higher education.

title: “Euan Blair Apprenticeship Company Gets License To Award Degrees Apprenticeships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Mary Mason”

Euan Blair’s company Multiverse has become the first apprenticeship provider to be granted a license to award work-based degrees. Multiverse will be able to award degrees in subjects such as data science and technology, with all learning taught on the job through apprenticeships. The first cohort of 170 will enroll on Multiverse degrees this month, with around twice that number expected to start when applications for 16 to 24-year-olds open later this year. They will train alongside full-time jobs at partner companies including Rolls-Royce, Travis Perkins, Mastercard and Trainline. Education will be free, meaning no student debt, a major selling point as the cost of living soars. Last year Dyson became the first company licensed by the Office for Students to award work-based degrees, but Multiverse is the first apprenticeship provider to do so. The Office of Students is currently considering applications from other providers. Writing on LinkedIn on Thursday morning, Euan Blair said the moment was a “huge step forward” for the company. “From today, we have the power to award our own degrees. This is no small thing: it has been a rigorous, detailed process that began some time ago and is based on inspections and audits by a number of government regulators.” The new powers allow the education technology company to award certificates up to degree level to those who complete their programmes. Blair said: “Unlike a traditional academic degree, this is about what you can do, not just what you know. It is completely free to the individual, fully paid by employers, debt free and no deferred earnings. You get paid a salary all the way, as it is a job after all, so you don’t have to take any chances in a job market that will likely be increasingly demanding. “These forces give us another powerful tool to open up an academic-only education system and fundamentally transform who has access to the best careers. Apprentices start in the UK this month and I couldn’t be more excited.” Multiverse works with more than 8,000 apprentices and was founded by Blair junior in 2016 to match those without a university degree with employer-paid jobs and training. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. It was valued at $1.7bn (£1.4bn) in July this year when it sought additional investment. The company intends to use the new round of funding to expand its operations in the US as well as expand the range of tuition programs. Elisabeth Barrett, VP of learning at Multiverse, said the program was more comprehensive than apprenticeships associated with traditional universities. “On university degree apprenticeships, just 12% of 19-24 year olds are from the most deprived areas. Among under-19s, apprentices are more than five times more likely to come from the most advantaged neighbourhoods.” Instead, Barrett said more than a third of apprentices placed by Multiverse so far met “one or more indicators of socio-economic disadvantage”. Jean Arnold, director of quality at OFS, said all applications for degree-awarding powers had to be checked for factors such as their academic governance, experience and standards. Arnold added: “We support innovation in the sector to improve the choice and quality of courses for students. We are delighted to grant degree-awarding powers to Multiverse as a provider of opportunity and choice for students.” This article was amended on 1 September 2022. An earlier version stated that Tony Blair “achieved his target of enrolling more than half of young people in university”. this should refer to higher education.