Standard of the week – Level 6 Midwife (Degree) (NMC 2019)
The Level 6 Midwife (Degree) (NMC 2019) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 2nd October 2020. The broad purpose…
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Standard of the Week – Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
We are looking at the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship standard this week, as it was International Day…
Registered Midwife Degree Apprenticeship evaluation
NHS England and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) commissioned an evaluation of the benefits and costs of the Level 6 Midwife (Degree)…
Looking back 2021
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…
Midwife (Degree) NMC 2019 – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Midwife (Degree) NMC 2019 apprenticeship information…
Funding Band Update
Further to the announcement of the 6 fully integrated EPAs published, the funding bands were reviewed and, as a result, revised…
Funding Band Update
Further to the announcement of the 6 fully integrated EPAs published, the funding bands were reviewed and, as a result,…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in May 2021
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute…
Midwifery Apprenticeship update
Many employers and Approved Education Institutions (AEIs) are preparing their programmes for midwife apprentices. The current standard and assessment plan can be found
EPA revisions – 6 fully integrated EPAs published
Further to the announcement in October that IFATE is simplifying how end-point assessment (EPA) is carried out for regulated occupations, a range of EPA…
Meet the Chairs – Midwife Trailblazer
This month we are introducing the Chairs of the Midwife Trailblazer group – Gloria Rowland and Sally Ashton-May. We asked them what it was like…
Looking back 2020
This year has been like no other, but despite all the challenges we have faced there have also been many things worth celebrating and…
Midwife (NMC 2019) – Approved for delivery
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Midwife (NMC 2019) has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
National Framework for Nursing Associate, Nursing, and Midwifery apprenticeship provision – Launched
Health Education England, and Salisbury NHSFT have launched the new National Framework for Nursing Associate, Nursing, and Midwifery apprenticeship provision. This is aimed at supporting…
New EPAOs live
The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)
Midwife (NMC 2019) – Standard published
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Midwife (NMC 2019) has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The new…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in April 2020
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then puts…
Midwife (NMC 2019) – Standard and Assessment Plan submitted
The Midwife Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Midwife (NMC 2019) degree apprenticeship Standard and End-Point Assessment Plan were submitted to the…
Submissions to the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education in February 2020
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then puts…
Midwife (NMC 2019) – Survey results
The results of the Midwife (NMC 2019) Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had a total of 340 responses from individuals working in a…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Consultation open
The Midwife Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife. An apprenticeship standard for…
Minor amendments to the District Nurse and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Standards
District Nurse: The mandatory qualification in the standard has been amended, PG Diploma for District Nursing with integrated independent prescribing at Level 7
Midwife Degree Apprenticeship Announcement
Health Education England is pleased to announce the introduction of the Registered Midwife Degree Apprenticeship to be trialled across three test site universities early…
Registered Midwife Degree Apprenticeships
Following a scoping exercise held last September by Health Education England, the University of Bedford (shortened programme), University of Greenwich, University of West London and University…
Looking back 2018
It has been another busy year for us at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of the Registered Nurse (Degree) and…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Approved for delivery
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Midwife has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Standard published
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Midwife has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – September 2018
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Assessment Plan submitted
The Midwife Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Midwife has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships ahead…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – August 2018
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Standard submitted
The Midwife Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on Tuesday…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Survey results
The results of the Midwife Degree Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 400 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Trailblazer update
The Midwife Trailblazer met earlier this week to agree the contents of an Apprenticeship Standard for Midwives. You can download the brief outlining the…
Apprenticeship Standard for Registered Midwife – Update
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are currently reviewing the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Midwives and is due to publish the new…