Degree Apprenticeship: BSc (Hons)

Real Estate and Property Management

Not currently recruiting This Degree Apprenticeship has been designed to offer flexible and optional pathways to develop skills, knowledge and competencies to match the needs of business and industry in the real estate sector.

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Real Estate and Property Management

Course Overview

  • Attendance


    Part Time
  • Dates


    Not currently recruiting
  • Venue


    City Campus
  • Cost


    Fees for the course will be a maximum of £9,000*

Apprentices are in full-time employment whilst studying towards this degree. Modules are delivered through part-time day release and through work-based learning and two-way knowledge transfer between industry and academia. This degree enables apprentices to develop into confident and capable real estate surveyors.

WHAT MODULES CAN I STUDY?

Modules studied on the programme:

  • Law in the Built Environment
  • Real Estate Profession and Practice
  • Introduction to Construction Technology
  • Built Environment Economics
  • Valuation 1: Introduction to Valuation
  • City, Society and Property
  • Property Management and Agency
  • Urban Planning: Policy and Practice
  • Construction Technology
  • Property and Commercial Lease Law and Practice
  • Property Development
  • Valuation 2: Valuation and Investment
  • Asset and Portfolio Management
  • Valuation 3: Statutory Valuation, Rating and Taxation
  • Dissertation
  • Experiential Learning
  • Facilities Maintenance Management (Elective)
  • Urban Regeneration (Elective)

Essential information

The course will take up to five years to complete, using a blended learning approach that combines on the job practical training with integrated academic learning. This blended approach is designed to be flexible, with a combination of face to face university teaching, online learning, research, and reflective practice and assessment. The experiential learning section of the course focuses on the student’s workplace and specific areas of project work they are undertaking. Learning is linked to the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence helping the student work towards the End Point Assessment for the degree apprenticeship. The employer is also expected to engage with this section of study to help the student progress through their training.

Apprentices learn about real estate theory and practice designed around a range of RICS pathways, including commercial real estate, planning and development, and valuation. Strong career themes run throughout all levels of the course which allows contextualisation to meet the needs of business.

112 UCAS points or equivalent.

For students without formal qualifications, learning gained from work experience will be considered.

GCSE Grade C in Maths and English.

Please note applications are submitted through the relevant employer, not directly from applicants.

Before starting an apprenticeship, applicants will be required to sign a “Commitment Statement” which details key information regarding the apprenticeship such as learning requirements, responsibilities of the apprentice, employer and university, assessments, delivery schedule, etc, some of which are detailed below. Further information on this, and general apprentice admissions requirements, may be sought from the Apprenticeships Team:

The course will take up to five years to complete, using a blended learning approach that combines on the job practical training with integrated academic learning. This blended approach is designed to be flexible, with a combination of face to face university teaching, online learning, research, and reflective practice and assessment. The experiential learning section of the course focuses on the student’s workplace and specific areas of project work they are undertaking. Learning is linked to the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence helping the student work towards the End Point Assessment for the degree apprenticeship. The employer is also expected to engage with this section of study to help the student progress through their training.

Apprentices learn about real estate theory and practice designed around a range of RICS pathways, including commercial real estate, planning and development, and valuation. Strong career themes run throughout all levels of the course which allows contextualisation to meet the needs of business.

112 UCAS points or equivalent.

For students without formal qualifications, learning gained from work experience will be considered.

GCSE Grade C in Maths and English.

Please note applications are submitted through the relevant employer, not directly from applicants.

Before starting an apprenticeship, applicants will be required to sign a “Commitment Statement” which details key information regarding the apprenticeship such as learning requirements, responsibilities of the apprentice, employer and university, assessments, delivery schedule, etc, some of which are detailed below. Further information on this, and general apprentice admissions requirements, may be sought from the Apprenticeships Team:

Information for employers

Employer benefits

  • Meet the unique needs of your business – with degree apprentices learning at work, they are able to develop the knowledge and occupational competencies demanded by specific job roles and meet the unique needs of your business
  • Fill your higher-level skills gaps – higher-level skills are vital to business performance and economic growth. Through degree apprenticeships you can fill your higher-level skills gaps efficiently and effectively by tailoring the learning
  • Develop existing staff – you can develop your existing staff by allowing them to undertake a degree apprenticeship or enabling them to work with a degree apprentice in the workforce, through mentoring opportunities and more

Employer requirements

  • Every apprenticeship must have an Apprenticeship Agreement. This is a contract of service between the apprentice and the employer, confirming the apprenticeship and the standard being undertaken. This will be supplemented by a ‘Statement of Commitment’ signed by the employer, provider, and apprentice, setting out the expectations, roles and responsibility of each party involved in the apprenticeship
  • The apprentice must be already employed or specifically offered a position associated with the apprenticeship opportunity. In this case the employer will be responsible for the recruitment of Degree Apprentices. However, we can work with you to promote your opportunities via our website
  • The employer pays Degree Apprentices at their normal rate whilst they are studying. Apprentices must be paid at least a minimum wage appropriate to their age and job role
  • Apprentices require a mentor in the workplace who will oversee their learning and coordinate with the university
  • Apprentices spend a minimum of 20% of their working hours completing study for the course

Funding

Organisations with a wage bill in excess of £3 million can fund the course fees using their Apprenticeship Levy.

If you are a non-levy paying organisation the government will co-fund your apprenticeship training by contributing 95% of the costs and you will pay the remaining 5% of costs.

For further information on apprenticeship funding visit the Government website.

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