Keep your business at the forefront of science, technology, engineering and manufacturing by using the apprenticeship levy to train the next generation of skilled scientists through a Scientist Degree Apprenticeship from the University of Greenwich.
Whether your business operates in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, biotechnology, biology and environmental science, or engineering, this apprenticeship is the ideal way to enhance your workforce and equip your laboratory with highly skilled professionals.
Develop talent, drive innovations
Investing in a Scientist Degree Apprenticeship helps you build a skilled and knowledgeable workforce while supporting staff development.
Apprentices work full-time while studying, applying their learning directly in your laboratory, enhancing expertise, improving staff retention and strengthening your team’s capabilities.
This hands-on, flexible programme offers:
- Minimal business disruption
- Tailored training to meet your organisation’s needs
- Compliance with industry standards
- Effective use of your apprenticeship levy
Specialist pathways:
Chemical scientist: Focusing on intricate chemical investigations which may involve synthesising compounds, analysing substances to determine their composition and properties, or testing various materials and substances.
Biological scientist: Focusing on designing complex biological investigations, transforming research questions into experimental hypotheses and gathering data to identify relationships between dependent and independent variables. Their measurements can be conducted both in vivo and in vitro.
Programme details:
The programme is run over four years (the next intake is in September 2025) and has been designed so that learning is delivered flexibly utilising both remote learning and onsite sessions.
There are live online tutorials every two weeks, and two weeklong blocks of practical skills teaching per year at the Medway Campus in Kent.
For more information about University of Greenwich Apprenticeships, click here or contact the apprenticeships department via apprenticeships@greenwich.ac.uk.
