Degree Apprenticeships

Our degree apprenticeships enable organisations to attract, develop and retain high performing early talent equipped with the skills to solve business challenges now and in the future.
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World-class Workplace training programmes

We are on a mission to align higher education with industry needs and innovation to effectively fill the UK’s skills gaps. Corndel College London (CCL) offer degree programmes and apprenticeships designed by industry that deliver measurable impact for employers and students alike. 

 

Meet the Corndel College London team… World-class thinkers, mentors and educators

Gareth Day

With a background in digital production and development, Gareth has worked across a variety of disciplines, ranging from software development, data analysis and the creative arts.
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Gayani Fernando

Gayani Fernando is a senior Leader with over 20 years experience in the Financial Services (Funds Management/Investment Banking/Pensions) sector.
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Rachelle Andrews

Rachelle brings a broad range of experience from both industry and academic leadership to her role as Director of Leadership Curriculum at CCL. Rachelle has 20 years experience in the Higher Education sector, most recently as the Director of the MBA Degree Apprenticeship at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Our apprenticeships

Corndel College London

Competition for highly skilled early careers talent has never been higher. Fewer young people entering the labour market equipped to solve skill shortages that impact business performance. We partner with employers to deliver exceptional degree apprenticeships that build in-demand skills for new and current employees with high potential.

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Build skills that matter

Exclusive focus on professional disciplines and skills

We tackle the skills gap directly by focusing on the industry expertise most in-demand by employers, accompanied by teaching the fundamental transferable skills required to succeed in fast-paced professional roles.

Professional development experts

Highly personalised delivery by industry experts

Our highly personalised degree model is delivered by academic experts and professional development experts (PDEs) who, through unparalleled levels of one-to-one teaching, apply academic challenges and theory to professional practice, helping your employees provide immediate impact to the business.

Reach new talent

Holistic potential based recruitment

We provide a proactive, tech-enabled solution to help employers source the best talent from the broadest pool. Assessing potential and ability to learn, rather than previous academic performance, will enable you to access and activate previously untapped sources of talent.

Address skills shortages

Align skills with business strategy

Address your skills shortages head on and align staff development with business objectives and long term growth. Upskill current employees or build skills from the ground up with newly recruited early talent.

Access a wider talent pool

Increase reach and diversity

An increasing number of young people are turning their backs on traditional university in favour of a more direct route to a career. Degree apprenticeships enable employers to increase your talent pool whilst improving accessibility to a wider and more diverse range of people.

Gareth Day

With a background in digital production and development, Gareth has worked across a variety of disciplines, ranging from software development, data analysis and the creative arts. Passionate about digital technology, in particular the relationship between technology and creativity, he is a keen advocate for the use of digital technologies to promote change, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Gareth holds an MRes in Digital Art & Technology gaining a distinction from the University of Plymouth i-DAT, where he specialised in the capture, visualisation and analysis of geospatial and biometric data for predictive pattern analysis in road safety.

Gareth has close to 20 years experience managing, designing, developing and delivering technical education in both the further and higher education sectors. Gareth has contributed to the development of digital skills at national level, working with a number of employers and educational institutions to promote the development of digital skills.

Gayani Fernando

Gayani is a Senior Leader with over 20 years of solid industry experience in the Financial Services (Funds Management/Investment Banking/Pensions) sector.  She also has a proven track record of 12+ years in the UK Higher Education sector as a Business Management Lecturer/Programme Leader at several London based universities. Gayani has strong leadership and management expertise underpinned by excellent communication and interpersonal skills, combined with high level expertise in cross cultural management gained from working in multiple international locations i.e., UK, the British Isles, Australia, Singapore, the Pacific, and the US.   Gayani holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Business (Business Administration), a Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (PGCLT) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK (FHEA).  She also has various industry certificates in Advanced Investments Management, Retirement Plans and Global Benefits Management.

Rachelle Andrews

Rachelle brings a broad range of experience from both industry and academic leadership to her role as Director of Leadership Curriculum at CCL. Rachelle has 20 years experience in the Higher Education sector, most recently as the Director of the MBA Degree Apprenticeship at Manchester Metropolitan University. Prior to working in Higher Education, Rachelle was Managing Director of an export logistics company, and following that spent 8 years working as a business consultant supporting organisations from many different industries to address strategic challenges before moving to a full time role in Higher Education.

Rachelle completed a PhD in 2018, with research examining advising and consulting practice and the importance of strong interpersonal relationships to build rapport and trust. Rachelle believes that these interpersonal skills are essential when working with learners who are working as full-time managers to encourage and support co-creation of learning based on sharing and learning from both academic and practical experience.

Rachelle is passionate about the value of providing academic knowledge that is integrated with reflection on real-world experience and this provides a foundation for the work that she undertakes supporting leaders and managers from many organisations to achieve both academic and professional recognition. This strong focus on informed decision-making skills for management and leadership learners is core to her work developing the Degree Apprenticeships at CCL.