Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Apprenticeships Survey – Now open!
Skills for Health are working with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to help shape the future of the physiotherapy profession. They have developed…
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Exploring the delivery of the Physiotherapist degree apprenticeship – Invitation to take part
Skills for Health are working with Charted Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to help shape the future of the physiotherapy profession. As part of the…
Higher Development Award Case Study – Mateusz Bat
Mateusz Bat has completed the Higher Development Award (HDA) and is currently based at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS…
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…
Standard of the Week – Physiotherapist (Degree)
The Level 6 Physiotherapist apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 18th December 2018. Physiotherapy is a science-based profession. They…
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…
IfATE Apprenticeship Standard Consultation – June 2023
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…
IfATE Apprenticeship Standard Consultation – May 2023
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…
Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree) (HCPC 2022) apprenticeship standard consultation
In July 2022 the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) published new standards of proficiency for the occupations they statutorily regulate. As the…
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…
Allied Health Professions (AHP) Day – 14th October
Friday 14th October is Allied Health Professions (AHP) Day. AHPs are the third largest healthcare workforce, with significant opportunities to…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree)
The standard for Physiotherapist (integrated degree) has been approved for delivery for over 3 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – Olivia Wootton
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Olivia Wootton, a Level 6 Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree) apprentice working at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in…
Focus on Training Providers – Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree)
The Level 6 Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 18th December 2018. Physiotherapists work with individuals, and their families…
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…
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…
Physiotherapist (Degree) – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Physiotherapist (Degree) apprenticeship information pack, with…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree)
The standard for Physiotherapist (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for two and half years and as part…
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…
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…
New EPAOs live
The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)
Meet the Chair – Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Trailblazers
This month we are introducing the Chair of the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist Trailblazer groups – Anita Cooper. We asked her what it was like…
Regulated professions and apprenticeship levels
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…
End Point assessment plans updated
The following End Point assessment plans have been updated this week to reflect the change to the EPAO responsibility where the Training Provider is…
HEI apprenticeship providers – are you registered to offer end-point assessment?
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…
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 Physiotherapist – Approved for delivery
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Physiotherapist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
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 Physiotherapist – Standard update
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer group are pleased to announce the Institute for Apprenticeships have agreed to the inclusion of a mandatory Level 7 qualification as…
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…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in May 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…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in April 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…
Physiotherapist – Assessment Plan submitted
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Physiotherapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physiotherapist – Standard published
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Physiotherapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
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 Physiotherapist – Standard submitted
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Degree Standard for Physiotherapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on 25th…
Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist – Survey results
The results of the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist surveys are in: We had a total of 657 responses for the Occupational Therapist survey, 91%…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Physiotherapist – Consultation open
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for a physiotherapist….