Efficient and transparent ways into higher education for work-based learners

The Sussex Progression and Credit System was formally launched at a conference on 7 December 2011, Maintaining momentum for vocational progression in the new HE environment. Speakers included Prof Stuart Laing, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton, Tristram Hughes of consultancy CFE and Dr Russell Strutt, the Chair of FE Sussex.

The conference saw the formal launch of research produced by CFE and KSA on behalf of the Sussex Learning Network entitled Higher apprenticeships in Sussex: strategic proposition.

It also saw the introduction of a Guide for managing the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning in Sussex written by Ruth Keynes and Fenella Tallon for SLN.

You can watch videos of key parts of the conference below.

What is the Sussex Progression and Credit System? Gerry Griffith, chair of its steering group explains:
Maintain momentum for vocational progression. Stuart Laing considers the effects of competition and collaboration in HE:
Maintaining momentum for vocational progression. Stuart Laing talks about the relationship between work and learning:
Maintaining momentum for vocational progression. Stuart Laing introduces the concept of a Sussex County Polytechnic:
The conference workshop on apprenticeship progression goes into general discussion mode:
An employer describes the benefits to business and the practicalities of employing apprentices:
The workshop discusses progression to higher education for apprentices in sectors with no clear pathways:
Higher apprenticeships - strategic proposition. Tristram Hughes explains how higher apprenticeships are structured:
Higher apprenticeships in Sussex. Tristram Hughes considers the impact of expansion in the sector:
Dr Russell Strutt sets out suggestions for a response from the sector to the challenges of vocational progression:
Maintaining momentum for vocational progression. Prof Stuart Laing introduces his themes
Maintaining momentum for vocational progression. Stuart Laing examines the issue of parity of esteem:
Maintaining momentum for vocational progression. Stuart Laing discusses the effect of regulations and frameworks:
An apprentice describes his experience of progression to higher education in one of the workshops:
An apprentice discusses the challenges of mixing his work and studying higher education:
The problems facing small and medium-sized enterprises when looking to employ apprentices:
Higher apprenticeships in Sussex - strategic proposition. Tristram Hughes introduces the aims of his research:
Higher apprenticeships in Sussex. Tristram Hughes explains where his research points Sussex:
Higher apprenticeships in Sussex. Tristram Hughes explains the strategic proposition which flows from his research:
Interview with Alex Fry, an engineering apprentice with Thales Group and studying an HNC at Central Sussex College: