Looking back 2023
It has been another interesting year for health sector apprenticeships and a busy year at Skills for Health and NHS England supporting employers…
News
The Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards
The 2023 Adult Learning Awards took place on Thursday, 2nd November 2023 at City Hall in London. These awards are a key part…
Standard of the Week – Paramedic (degree)
The Level 6 Paramedic (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 8th August 2018. Paramedics respond to 999 critical emergencies and…
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Apprenticeships Standards Update
In July 2022 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) published new standards of proficiency for the occupations they statutorily regulate. The apprenticeship standards…
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…
Paramedic (Degree) (HCPC 2022) Apprenticeship Standard – Consultation open
In July 2022 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) published new standards of proficiency for the occupations they statutorily regulate. As the apprenticeship standards…
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…
Paramedic (Degree) – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Paramedic (Degree) apprenticeship information pack with…
Allied Health Professions (AHPs’) day – 14th October 2021
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…
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,…
Meet the Chair – Paramedic Trailblazer
This month we are introducing the Chair of the Paramedic Trailblazer group – Carol Offer. We asked her what it was like to lead a…
HCPC Apprenticeships EPA update
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…
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…
Paramedic (Degree) – Revised standard published
The Paramedic trailblazer group are pleased to announce that the standard for Paramedic has been updated to reflect the new layout of standards and…
External Quality Assurance Transition announced
The Institute for Apprenticeships has announced that the first wave of apprenticeship end-point-assessments will change over to Ofqual as their new…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in September 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…
UCLH Apprentices catch up with the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills
On Thursday 14th May Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills held a virtual meeting with apprentices working on the front line at University College…
Becoming an Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Real life stories
Leo Nakhimoff (L) and Gareth Ward (R) Meet Leo Nakhimoff and Gareth Ward who are both ACP Paramedic apprentices, Leo…
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…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Paramedic – Approved for delivery
The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Paramedic has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Paramedic – Assessment Plan published
The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Assessment Plan for Paramedic has been approved and published by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published…
Looking back
It has been a busy year at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of the Healthcare Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Support Worker…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in October 2017
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Paramedic – Assessment plan submitted
The Paramedic Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Paramedic (Degree) has been submitted to the Institute for…
New on HASO this week – 26 June 17
Several updates on HASO this week: Approved for development (no further information or documents available at this stage): Cyber Security Technical Professional (Degree)…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Paramedic – Standard published
The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Paramedic has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. Click here to…