A care home manager from Cornwall has credited degree apprenticeships with helping him to develop his own workforce of health care experts.
John Clemens, a registered nurse who owns Benoni Care Home in Penwith, currently has five employees developing their skills through degree apprenticeships at the University of Plymouth.
From a recently qualified nurse who grew from a shy assistant practitioner, to a secretary whose clinical skills saw her successfully change path and become a student nurse, John says he is able to develop his team, futureproof his organisation and ensure high quality resident care simultaneously.
How do degree apprenticeships work?
Degree apprenticeships enable employees to study for a degree in a field related to their job while maintaining their employment. Depending on the size of the business, the cost of study is either partly funded by the government or met through an apprenticeship levy.
Employees study a core set of modules with flexible elements that businesses can choose to meet their ongoing requirements, ensuring they can work and study effectively.
In John's case, apprentices learn from each other too, and they are encouraged to stay at Benoni for a preceptorship year after they have qualified.
The University of Plymouth has the largest range of healthcare courses in the South West, with nursing offered as a degree apprenticeship at its campuses in Truro, Exeter and Plymouth.
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