Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship Programme

This is a four-year apprenticeship programme offering a first of its kind opportunity to gain real work experience while studying for an undergraduate degree.

The Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship Programme is now closed for applications.

What does a Government Social Researcher do?

Being a Government Social Researcher involves studying and analysing various aspects of society, like people’s behaviour, views, and needs. This then helps the government make informed decisions. Social researchers in government work on a wide variety of programmes and projects and are at the heart of building better policy that can improve people’s lives. 

To do this, social researchers use a range of methods; for example, they design and gather data through surveys that aim to quantify a population’s views. They also conduct interviews, and lead focus groups that explore what people think in greater depth, and run experiments to decide what kinds of social programmes work best. Alongside this, social researchers often make use of transferable and in demand coding skills to analyse and visualise large amounts of data. 

They use these results to provide recommendations to policymakers. Social research helps government make better policy and deliver better services, using data and research to guide government decisions and delivery.

What is the Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship Programme (GSRDAP)?

The Government Social Research Degree Apprenticeship Programme (GSRDAP) is a four-year programme which offers an opportunity to gain real experience working on some of the government’s most important work, while gaining an undergraduate degree in Applied Social Research.