University of Derby
- Degree-level courses
- 29
- Integrated degrees
- 20
- Routes
- 8
- UKPRN
- 10007851
University of Derby is registered on the government's apprenticeship provider register to deliver 29 of the 172 approved Level 6 and 7 apprenticeship standards (17% of the degree-level catalogue), spanning Business and administration, Care services, Construction and the built environment, Digital, Education and early years, Engineering and manufacturing, Health and science and Protective services.
Registration means the university may deliver the standard — actual vacancies depend on employer partnerships each cycle. Check the university's apprenticeship pages for live programmes.
The portfolio in numbers
Of the 29 standards Derby can deliver, 25 are Level 6 (bachelor's level) and 4 are Level 7 (master's level). 20 lead to an integrated degree, where the degree is part of the apprenticeship itself rather than a separate qualification alongside it.
The portfolio leans towards Health and science (11 standards), followed by Engineering and manufacturing (5) — a larger spread than 98% of the 104 universities on the provider register.
Typical durations run from 9 to 60 months, and funding bands (the training cost the employer's levy covers — apprentices pay no tuition) range from £7,000 to £27,000.
18 professional bodies recognise courses in this portfolio, including Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Engineering Council in partnership with the Joint Board of Moderator professional engineering institutions, British Computer Society and The Royal Aeronautical Society, and 13 courses lead to a regulated profession.
Live vacancies with Derby as training provider
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Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship
Keystone Lintels · Swadlincote (DE11 9EU) · £20,000 a year
Closes in 7 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm) · starts 1 September 2026
Live adverts from the government's Find an apprenticeship service, checked 2026-07-24. Closing dates move fast — apply on the official service.
Featured programmes
Courses Derby can deliver
Business and administration 3
Chartered manager (degree)
Taking responsibility for long-term organisational success, managing people, projects, operations or services.
Project manager (integrated degree)
Help organisations manage projects efficiently.
Senior leader
A leader who has senior management responsibility.
Care services 2
Social worker (integrated degree)
Protecting vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and supporting adults to live independently.
Youth worker
Enable young people to develop and working with young people to facilitate personal, social and educational development.
Construction and the built environment 3
Civil engineer
Designing, maintaining and decommissioning civil engineering infrastructure.
Construction quantity surveyor (degree)
Managing all costs relating to construction projects.
Construction site management (degree)
Ensuring that a construction project is completed safely, within an agreed timeframe and budget.
Digital 1
Education and early years 3
Academic professional
Working within the higher education (HE) sector delivering higher education teaching
Teacher - Postgraduate
Educating young people to achieve the highest possible standards.
Teacher - Undergraduate
Educating young people to achieve the highest possible standards.
Engineering and manufacturing 5
Aerospace engineer
Creating aircraft components and equipment, specialising in a specific engineering discipline (for example - airframe, design and stress, systems integration, support engineering or manufacturing engineering).
High integrity software engineer
Developing software to support safety critical industries.
Manufacturing engineer (degree)
Helping take products from design to manufacture, ensuring that they are launched on time, at cost and to the right quality.
Materials science technologist (degree)
Ensuring materials are fit for purpose for a wide range of different industries.
Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree)
Ensuring nuclear systems and equipment operate safely and efficiently and in an environmentally sustainable way.
Health and science 11
Advanced clinical practitioner (integrated degree)
Providing clinical care and treatment to patients.
Community nurse specialist practitioner (NMC 2022)
Caring for patients with a wide range of health conditions.
Diagnostic radiographer
Obtaining images of a high diagnostic quality using a range of complex imaging equipment.
Enhanced clinical practitioner
Provide a high standard of health care using judgment, skills, and knowledge.
Occupational therapist
Occupational therapists work with people of all ages and can look at all aspects of daily life in your home, school or workplace.
Operating department practitioner
Supporting operating theatre staff and providing care to patients at all stages of an operation.
Paramedic
Providing high quality and compassionate care, responding to the needs of service users and carers across the lifespan.
Physiotherapist
Delivering programmes and interventions to help people affected by injury, ageing, illness or disability.
Prosthetist and orthotist
Caring for people who need an artificial limb or a device to support or control part of their body.
Public health practitioner - integrated degree
Assessing and managing risk of disease and ill-health, and the prevention of premature deaths.
Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018)
Giving care, advice and support to sick, injured or disabled people.
Protective services 1
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