Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) apprenticeship standard – approved for delivery
The Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) Trailblazer Group is delighted to announce that the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has approved the Level 3…
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Dental Apprenticeship Standards Consultations – Dental Nurse, Orthodontic Therapist, Dental Technician & Clinical Dental Technician
The new GDC (General Dental Council) safe practitioner standards, Safe Practitioner Standards for the dental team, were recently introduced….
IfATE Apprenticeship Standard Consultation – March 2024
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
Dental Apprenticeships
There are a variety of roles in the dental sector. The dental team includes dentists, dental nurses, dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental technicians. There are opportunities to progress…
Looking back 2022
It has been another interesting year for health sector apprenticeships and a busy year at Skills for Health and Health Education England supporting…
Dental Apprenticeships – Resources
There are a variety of roles in the dental sector. The dental team includes dentists, dental nurses, dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental technicians. There are opportunities to progress…
EPA revisions – Dental Nurse & Orthodontic Therapist EPA’s published
The new fully integrated end point assessment plans (EPAs) for the following apprenticeship standards have now been published: Level 4…
Focus on Training Providers – Dental Nurse
The Level 3 Dental Nurse (integrated) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 12th November 2015. Dental nurses work in a clinical environment…
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…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in November 2021
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The Institute then puts…
Meet the Chairs – Dental Trailblazers
This month we are introducing the chair and the co-chair of the Dental Trailblazer Working Groups – John Darby and Mike Wheeler. We asked them…
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…
Orthodontic Therapist – Approved for delivery
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Orthodontic Therapist – Assessment Plan published
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Assessment Plan for Orthodontic Therapist has been approved and published by the Institute. The published Assessment Plan…
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…
Orthodontic Therapist – Assessment Plan submitted
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the End-Point Assessment Plan for Orthodontic Therapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical…
Looking back 2019
It has been another busy year for us at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of 11 apprenticeship standards in 2018, the pace…
Orthodontic Therapist – Standard published
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Orthodontic Therapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The published…
Submissions to the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education in February 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then…
Orthodontic Therapist – Standard submitted
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical…
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 Orthodontic Therapist – Survey results
The results of the Orthodontic Therapist Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 271 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Orthodontic Therapist – Update
The Dental trailblazer group have prepared a short update about how the proposed Orthodontic Therapist Apprenticeship relates to current training and registration. Please click
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Consultation open
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist. The consultation…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Drafting standard
Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist, the Trailblazer group is now formed and has started drafting the standard. The…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Proposal Approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist we are delighted…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in February 2018
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Proposal submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist. If…