Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner
Drive forward innovative and ambitious social and environmental change in your organisation with our one-year apprenticeship, plus end-point assessment (EPA).
Employers and Apprentices Information
Employers
- Get the skills and knowledge your organisation needs to address Net Zero goals and the climate change challenge.
- A rapid-impact apprenticeship, in partnership with a leading university apprenticeship provider.
- One of six green apprenticeships awarded the Coronation Emblem in celebration of His Majesty King Charles III.
- Embed and implement social and environmental change policies and practices aligned to the needs of your organisation.
- A gold-standard, sustainable apprenticeship enabling your organisation to play a vital role in boosting the green industry and supporting economic growth.
Apprentices
- Develop vital green skills to boost your organisation’s impact on the planet and to boost your own career.
- Champion the sustainability agenda by facilitating change, educating others and positively contributing towards social and environmental outcomes for your workplace and your community.
- Studies are designed to complement your role, enabling you to apply your learning and deliver the organisation’s sustainability goals.
- Taught by university experts in the Faculty of Business and Law and Faculty of Science and Engineering, as well as industry-leading guest speakers.
About this Programme
The Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner Apprenticeship enables apprentices to act as a social conscience for the organisation. They contribute to innovation and drive ambitions for social and environmental change, making these a reality that are embedded and implemented across the organisation.
In recognition of the critical role education and skills play in responding to climate change, this apprenticeship has been selected as one of six green apprenticeships in honour of His Majesty The King’s Coronation. This gold-standard, sustainable apprenticeship will help develop and meet the demand for green skills across all sectors and industries.
The programme blends academic learning with direct workplace application. Apprentices benefit from both tutor-supported online study, designed to fit around workplace demands and the full on-campus experience, with study blocks for every topic delivered at the university.
The first open cohort will start in early 2024. To find out more about how you can partner with us to offer degree apprenticeships within your organisation, fill out our contact form. You can also get in touch by phone on 0161 247 3720 (9:30am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday) or by email at apprenticeships-employer@mmu.ac.uk.
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Programme content
The programme equips apprentices with the skills, behaviours and knowledge to embed and implement social and environmental change across their organisation.
Module one
- Topic one: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in Context (origins and evolution)
- Topic two: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Challenges (key global challenges)
Module two
- Topic three: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Strategies (stakeholder engagement, governance, understanding what challenges responding to, prioritising)
- Topic four: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Management Systems (planning, managing, and realising change)
Module three
- Topic five: Accounting for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability: performance metrics (introduction to core measures of environmental, social, and economic performance)
- Topic six: Sustainable Finance and Product Development (green investing, traceability and accountability, green innovation models, environmental, social, and corporate governance-based decision making)
Module four
- Live Business Project: Realising Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in your organisation
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Programme length and approach
This blended learning programme is taught through tutor-supported online study and learning, with one on-campus study block per module. Apprentices will spend eight face-to-face immersive days at our prestigious, triple accredited Business School in central Manchester for tutorials, workshops and masterclasses.
The programme is delivered, part-time over 12 months (excluding end-point assessment), with an additional four months to consolidate the portfolio and produce the project required for the end-point assessment.
Apprentices will complete projects in their workplace, tackling challenges relevant to their employer and applying their learning directly to their organisation and its business context, supported by an academic expert in their chosen field.
A skills coach at the university and a workplace supervisor will undertake regular progress reviews and support apprentices in their work and studies.
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Qualifications awarded
Upon successful completion of this programme, apprentices will receive a Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner level 4 apprenticeship qualification.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must be existing employees looking to develop their careers.
They must:
- be 18 or older
- have the right of abode and right to work in the UK to qualify for funding
- meet programme entry requirements
They also need GCSE Mathematics and English Language (grade A*-C or 9-4) or equivalent.
We will evaluate any applicants who do not have these qualifications but have relevant workplace experience.
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Funding
Apprenticeships are paid for by employers, not apprentices.
Employers with a payroll of more than £3 million can use their apprenticeship levy contributions to pay for places on apprenticeship programmes.
Any business with a payroll below £3 million is eligible for government funding that will cover at least 95% of the cost of an apprenticeship programme.
Additional incentives are also available to employers who recruit new apprentices into their business.
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Next steps
If you are an employer
We will support you every step of the way to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, whether you intend to upskill current employees or attract new recruits.
To find out more about how you can partner with us to offer degree apprenticeships within your organisation, fill out our contact form. You can also get in touch by phone on 0161 247 3720 (9:30am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday) or by email at apprenticeships-employer@mmu.ac.uk.
If you are an employee
If you are already employed, encourage your employer to contact us to discuss offering an apprenticeship.
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