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Kate Deakin, Director of Apprenticeships at the University of the Built Environment (UBE), explains how degree apprenticeships are future-proofing government expertise by combating skills shortages. UBE's flexible, fully online, accredited programs—which lead to professional recognition like RICS membership—are being used by departments like the VOA and Ministry of Defence to build in-house talent pipelines, increase diversity, and align workforce skills with national priorit

Malcolm Williams, ACES Course Coordinator, recounts the successful evolution of the Diploma in Strategic Asset Management, a collaboration between ACES and CIPFA now in its eleventh iteration. The article features an interview with recent graduate Graham Tombs of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, who praises the course for shifting his mindset from operational fixes to using assets as strategic enablers for better public service outcomes.