The Apprenticeship Hub

The Apprenticeship Hub comprises a team of business support staff who are on-hand to assist employers, apprentices and the general public with all thing’s ‘apprenticeship’. As part of the Business Engagement, Careers and Employability team, it is our mission to promote the vast opportunities for work-based learning within both our local community and with our partners across the country. We strive to spread the word about the many benefits of apprenticeship programmes in the Higher Education sector and will continue to cheerlead the opportunities that our diverse connections have supported us to achieve, in addition to the brilliant achievements of our apprentices.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Apprenticeship Hub via apprenticeships@uos.ac.uk. We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

The Apprenticeship Hub team is based in the Atrium Building. (University of Suffolk - Atrium Building, Ipswich, IP4 1LQ)

Meet the Team

- Lil Atkinson

Lil joined the Apprenticeship Hub in April 2022, having had a successful career in both the private and public sector, and working in education for the last 15 years. Lil has experience of developing and implementing a full careers provision for a local secondary school, ensurin...

- Rachel Bullard

Rachel has worked in education for over 10 years now. After obtaining an Advanced Apprenticeship in Business and Administration, she transitioned into a permanent position supporting students, parents/guardians, academics and business support staff within the Further Education Secto...

- Andrew Burrows

Andy has spent most of his career working in the Insurance and Technology sectors, most recently as the Claims Director for a UK accident management company. He previously worked for a top-tier UK Insurer, predominantly in claims management and organisational change as well as a s...

- Jon Burton

Jon provides dedicated compliance support for apprenticeship funded programmes as part of the Apprenticeship Hub and will be developing internal audit practices to embed quality at the core of the delivery for Work Based Learning provision. ...

- Bozena (Anna) Green

Bozena (also referred to as Anna) joined the University of Suffolk in Winter 2021 as an Apprenticeship Practice Educator for Health within the Business Engagement and Entrepreneurship team at IWIC. She is a former University of Suffolk student who graduated with BA (Hons) English...

- Yvonne Malpass

Yvonne has extensive experience in education and training leading to a sustained record of success in further education and apprenticeships. Yvonne led a retail and commercial enterprise apprenticeship department to achieve outstanding for 'employer responsiveness' during a 2010 Ofs...

- Linda Mattholie

Linda joined the Apprenticeship Hub team as an Apprenticeship Practice Educator for the School of Health and Sports Sciences in April 2022. With a cheerful positive personality she likes to utilise her strengths in successful Apprenticeship journeys. ...

- Fiona Page

Fiona has worked in Marketing for the majority of her career with over 10 years’ experience across varying sectors. Having completed her Level 5 Institute of Leadership and Management in 2014, she went on to become the UK Marketing Manager for a global Financial Technology compan...

- Anna Rowe

Anna has worked with Apprentices for 4 years, both as an Employer and in Higher Education. After completing her own successful Apprenticeship, Anna found a passion for supporting Apprentices to reach their full potential, applying many years of experience as a trainer to her role in...

The wider university team

There are numerous lecturing and professional services staff on hand to support the apprenticeship learner journey

More Apprenticeship Staff

Careers and Employability

The Careers and Employability Team are here to help apprentices shape their future. Click here to check out their services, including the 'FutureMe' platform.

Careers and Employability Team

Business Engagement

Apprenticeships are a multilateral partnership, and employers are a pivotal part of the learner journey. Our Business Engagement team is key to building key working relationships.

Business Engagement Team