Anderson Senior Leader Apprenticeship

The Senior Leader Apprenticeship Elizabeth Garrett Anderson is for middle to senior level leaders in health and social care who are: 
·    Aspiring to take on a more senior leadership role and looking to have a wider impact.
·    Committed to developing their leadership skills and behaviours and undertaking an academic qualification.
·    Motivated to apply new skills, learning and behaviours directly to real-time work related improvements.

The Anderson Senior Leadership Apprenticeship costs £14,000 and is fully funded through the government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme.
The MSc in Healthcare leadership costs £3500 and is not covered by the Apprenticeship Levy scheme.

·    20-month senior leadership apprenticeship programme 
·    6-month MSc in Healthcare leadership
·    Six distinct learning blocks
·    The senior leadership apprenticeship is assessed through a combination of critical and practical assignments, a strategic business proposal and professional discussion
·    A portfolio of evidence is compiled throughout the course to support the final assessment

•    Academic staff throughout the entire of the programme.
•    Full access to the UoL online support
•    Full access to the UoL online resources and Library facilities

Key benefits for your organisation

• Immediate, tangible and positive changes
• Build a leadership critical mass
• Increased resilience, capability and confidence in leaders
• ·    More strategic and collaborative working across complex systems
• ·    Developing leaders with greater impact on culture and inclusive patient care
• ·    Retaining talent, enhanced succession planning and growing your leadership pipeline 
• ·    Utilise the Apprenticeship Levy 

Key benefits for the learner

• New knowledge and skills
• Greater confidence and personal impact
• Professional peer network
• Career development
• Gain a Level 7 Apprenticeship from the University of Leeds

• Understanding and developing leadership practice 
• Building foundations for team effectiveness 
• Making sense of values, engagement & service delivery 
• Delivering system wide coordinated care
• Creating engaging and learning cultures 
• Evaluating my leadership behaviours and impact 

·    Additional MSc block - The healthcare leadership case study 

1. Please complete the application form. This will be reviewed for eligibility and suitability.
2. View the commitments, expectations, and entry requirements for this programme.
3. You will be invited to upload various supporting documents to a secure portal.
4. Once all the paperwork has been uploaded you will be invited to a formal telephone interview.
5. A provisional ofer of a place will only be made after a successful interview.
6. Your place on the programme will only be made available to you upon completion of the legal apprenticeship paperwork and procedures by your employer.

• The fees of £14,000 will be paid by your employer organisation through the UK Apprenticeship Levy Scheme, subject to eligibility and availability.
• If you are employed by a large company which pays the UK apprenticeship levy the fees will be paid in full by the levy scheme, once your employer has registered with the Digital Apprenticeship Portal and completed and signed the formal written contract with the University of Leeds. Your place will only be made available to you upon completion of the formal procedures.
• If you are employed by an SME, they can apply to reserve funding through the UK Apprenticeship levy scheme, but places are limited. The company will have to pay 5% of the cost of the fees. 95% of the fees will be paid in full by the levy scheme, once your employer has registered with the Digital Apprenticeship Portal and completed and signed the formal writte contract with the University of Leeds. Your place will only be made available to you upon completion of the formal procedures.

GCSE Maths and English at grade C (level 4) or above or equivalent qualification.  

Those without Maths and/or English GCSEs will be required to complete functional skills training ideally prior to starting the programme 

Meet one of the three degree and experience requirements: 

1.  A 2:2 honours degree or above and a minimum of three years of management experience 
2. degree or equivalent professional qualification, plus five years management experience. 
3. No degree, but five years’ management experience, with strong and consistent career progression and achievement. A non-standard entry is available to support those learners without a degree.

Accreditation – Level 7 Executive Leadership Apprenticeship, Chartered status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)