Apply now for UWS Graduate Apprenticeships
Colleagues across Council services who would like to take on a new personal challenge could have the opportunity to study for a degree while continuing their current role.
Graduate Apprenticeships for the new semester are available through the University of the West of Scotland (UWS).
The industry-focused programme provides employers across Scotland with a fully-funded pathway for staff and new recruits to achieve undergraduate degrees.
The benefits include:
- both the learner and the employer enjoy flexibility
- blended learning and delivery to reduce time away from the workplace
- the academic teaching staff at UWS have significant industry expertise and
- you can combine study with work commitments.
The university offers the fully-funded and flexible courses, starting in September, below:
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business and Project Management
- BA Early Learning and Childcare
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture
- BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development
- BSc Operating Department Practice
- BSc (Hons) Town Planning
GAs were launched in 2017, offer work-based routes to achieve a degree level qualification and are funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
They offer a great opportunity to combine your working life with studying – so you can learn while you earn. Benefits include learning new skills and improving your career opportunities aligned to your current role.
Graduate Apprenticeships offer Council colleagues across our services a fantastic opportunity to develop new skills, and help us to ensure we have a high-skilled workforce. This partnership with UWS also helps us to attract and – importantly – retain talented people because by offering Graduate Apprenticeships it is clear that we are investing in our workforce and are opening up as many opportunities as possible for staff to develop. I would encourage anyone who is interested in finding out more to attend one of the Teams information sessions that have been arranged by UWS.
The team at UWS – which has campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire and Paisley - offers support including helping employees to upskill and providing additional support for learning ahead of courses starting.
Find out more about Graduate Apprenticeships on the UWS website.
Published May 01, 2026
