Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030574048
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

The majority of UK Universities ensure their degrees are accredited against professional bodies. Within the Computer Science discipline and its related fields such as Cyber, it is highly important that curriculum updates regularly in order to develop employable graduates. Professional bodies such as BCS (The Chartered Institute of IT) play a key role in developing courses not only meeting the Higher Education quality assurance standards, but also to develop a relationship between HE and understand the skills-based approach. However, this can also create new problems, where professional bodies do not understand the HE context and awards and accreditations becomes a competitive behaviour rather than an informative on developing teaching excellence.

The development of the Degree Apprenticeships programmes relies heavily on the skills set needed by graduates as it was defined by the Government’s analysis on the skills gap and the standards published. Such degrees combined learning with employment and the final certificate is not only a degree on understanding the discipline, but also verifies the skills set an individual has acquired. Each apprenticeship standard is a combination of a job, skills needed and the learning that needs to be undertaken. One cannot exist without the other. Traditional courses offered by the HE Institution, were already mapping their learning and skills to the professional standards with great emphasis on the SFIA framework (2018) and the CIISec Skills Framework (CIISec 2019). The professional bodies work closely with the government and inform the trailblazers and developers of the apprenticeship standards, so in that respect the development of the Cyber degrees was already very well received by students and employers. Whilst developing the academic element, a new mapping exercise was needed where an in-depth analysis of the skills acquired was needed.

Figure 2 shows the Degree Apprenticeship delivery model and how it spreads and embeds the work experience component throughout the years of study. This enables the graduates to be considered as more experienced than those from traditional degrees – even with an optional placement. This aspect was recognised by the professional body (CIISec) which was willing to grant Associate Member status to all Cyber Degree Apprenticeship graduates directly upon graduation (University Business 2018), whereas traditional degree graduates are not eligible for this level without further practical experience beyond their graduation.

Fig. 2.A comparison of the traditional B.Sc. with the degree apprenticeship B.Sc.

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