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It has been another interesting year for health sector apprenticeships and a busy year at Skills for Health and NHS England supporting employers…

In July 2022 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) published new standards of proficiency for the occupations they statutorily regulate. The apprenticeship standards…

The Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer (integrated degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 5th April 2019 and the first group of students…

Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The Institute…

The Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 5th April 2019. Diagnostic Radiographers provide excellent patient care…

It has been another interesting year for health sector apprenticeships and a busy year at Skills for Health and Health Education England supporting…

In July 2022 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) published new standards of proficiency for the occupations…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Rachael Bradford, a Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer (Degree) (HCPC 2013) apprentice working at Royal Devon University…

The results of the Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Diagnostic Imaging Option Consultation survey are now in: The consultation survey received a total of…

The Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer (integrated degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 5th April 2019. Diagnostic Radiographers provide excellent patient care…

Last year National Apprenticeship Week was held from 9th to 13th February 2021. To celebrate this week we published case studies and resources from…

It has been another year full of challenges for the health sector and it’s been a busy year at Skills for Health and Health Education…

October 14th is Allied Health Professions (AHPs’) day. Allied Health Professions are the third largest occupation in the healthcare workforce and comprises of 14 different…

The standard for Diagnostic Radiographer (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for just over 2 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Suzanne Boyle. A mentor plays a unique role in an…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Diagnostic Radiographer (Degree) apprenticeship information pack…

During 2021/ 22 there will be some changes made to the end point assessment plans in use for the HCPC regulated occupations. Below are some…

Last week was National Apprenticeship Week, and to celebrate it we published case studies and resources on our HASO Twitter account. The case studies featured…

The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)

The Radiographer trailblazer group is delighted to announce that following a review, the funding band for the Diagnostic Radiographer apprenticeship standard has been amended…

It has been another busy year for us at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of 11 apprenticeship standards in 2018, the pace…

We have received a number of enquiries regarding the level of the apprenticeship when applied to regulated health professions where the mandated qualification the apprentice undertakes can be at…

The following End Point assessment plans have been updated this week to reflect the change to the EPAO responsibility where the Training Provider is…

This month we are introducing the Chair of the Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group – Maria Reynolds. We asked her what it was like to lead…

End-point assessment is a characteristic of all apprenticeships arising from the government reforms to apprenticeships in England and this applies equally to apprenticeships delivered…

Several updates on HASO recently: Standards recently approved for delivery: Arts Therapist Level 7 Clinical Coder Level 3

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Diagnostic Radiographer has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…

Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Diagnostic Radiographer has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…

It has been another busy year for us at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of the Registered Nurse (Degree) and…

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Diagnostic Radiographer has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published standard…

Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then…

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…

The results of the Diagnostic Radiographer Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 615 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer. The…

Following a wider stakeholder event on 25th January 2018, the Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is now formed and is having its first official…

Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…