...Stan Lester Purpose This article assesses the current position in respect of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships as entry- and progression routes in British professions. Design/methodology/approach An interpretive approach was used in which loosely-structured interviews were carried out...

...Stan Lester Purpose This paper examines architecture as an example of the evolving context of qualifying routes in UK professions. Design/methodology/approach The background and current state of architectural education, qualifying routes and regulatory frameworks in the UK is presented...

...Stan Lester Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the problems of applying competence standards to professional-level work, noting limitations in functional approaches and drawing on developments in professions and on a recent Erasmus+ project to propose a more adequate alternative...

... that this is beginning to occur in some of the better-designed recent frameworks. Practical implications – Using the idea of capability in professional standards is likely to have two implications. One is that standards focus at a high level on the work of the profession rather than on specific job roles...

... Apprenticeship framework, the work PwC is leading to develop it and the outlook for Higher Apprenticeships in the professions. Design/methodology/approach The information provided in this case study is drawn from the organisation's own work in creating a new Higher Apprenticeship Framework. It expands...