Systems Thinking Practice (Apprenticeship)

Why this course?

The ever changing external climate we now find ourselves in has changed how organisations work and their decision making process. Systems Thinking has become critical to success; organisations need to focus on their systems and the need for adaptability and resilience like never before.

The apprenticeship will help you develop your knowledge and application of systems thinking to support organisational viability and the development of appropriate governance and decision making processes for organisations.

It is taught through a blend of on-site and remote teaching methods supported by workplace practice to develop appropriate skills and behaviours. Three modules are taught on Cranfield Campus with others combining face-to-face lecturing, workshops, and group work. 

Three modules begin with a short Cranfield Campus based study are completed and then continue to completion through practice in the workplace, with remote mentoring by Cranfield academic staff. One core module and the elective modules are taught through our learning portal providing flexibility to the student. 

Full use will be made of blended learning, combining distance learning material via Cranfield’s Virtual Learning Environment with online and onsite workshops. A wide variety of remote learning methods and materials will be used across the course.

Whilst you are undertaking the apprenticeship, we will endeavour to ensure that all modules and teaching is conducted using strict safety and well-being protocols in line with Government and University instructions.

To study for a formal award at Cranfield you will need to demonstrate that you can communicate effectively in English in an academic environment. You can meet this requirement in the following ways:

• If you have previously obtained a higher education level qualification from a UK university and have been taught and assessed in English (note that international applicants applying for Master’s courses in Cranfield’s School of Management are required to have studied in the UK for the full duration of the course).
• If you are a national of or have a obtained a higher education level qualification from a country on the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) list of majority English speaking countries:
  
  

  Antigua and Barbuda	Ireland
  Australia	Jamaica
  The Bahamas	Malta
  Barbados	New Zealand
  Belize	St Kitts and Nevis
  Canada*	St Lucia
  Dominica	St Vincent and the Grenadines
  Grenada	Trinidad and Tobago
  Guyana	United States of America

  
  
  *You will usually be required take an English test if your studies were not taught and assessed in English.
• If you have been continuously employed in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to the start of the course, providing you are able to supply a reference from your current employer which explicitly confirms you are able to communicate effectively in English.
• By providing a satisfactory English test certificate that meets the requirement of the course you have applied for.

Your career

The primary opportunity for apprentices is to complete their studies and continue upwards on their career within their current organisation and have a much greater awareness and expertise in Systems Thinking. The course also aims to ensure that apprentices are better prepared to tackle the current and emerging demands of the increasingly complex demands of the world we live and in.