Spotlight on EPAOs – Level 6 Podiatrist (Degree) (HCPC 2022)
The Level 6 Podiatrist (Degree) (HCPC 2022) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 14th May 2018. A podiatrist’s job is…
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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…
Focus on Training Providers – Podiatrist (degree) (HCPC 2022)
The Level 6 Podiatrist (Degree) (HCPC 2022) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 14th May 2018. Podiatrists (also known as chiropodists) are…
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 – 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…
Podiatrist (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 apprenticeship standard…
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…
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 – Podiatrist (Integrated Degree)
The Level 6 Podiatrist (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 14th May 2018. Podiatrists are registered healthcare…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – Faith Cox
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Faith Cox a Level 6 Podiatry apprentice working at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS…
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…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in September 2021
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Podiatrist (Integrated Degree)
The standard for Podiatrist (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for just over 3 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
Podiatrist (Degree) – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Podiatrist (Degree) apprenticeship information pack with…
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…)
New EPAOs live
The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)
New EPAOs live this month – January 2020
The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: Marketing Assistant
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…
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…
Podiatrist Standard and Assessment Plan Republished
The Podiatrist Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the Podiatrist standard and assessment plan have been updated to include the MSc…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in July 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…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Approved for delivery
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship for Podiatrist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships and…
Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Standard published
The Podiatrist Trailblazer group is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Podiatrist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
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…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Assessment plan submitted
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Podiatrist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
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 November 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 Podiatrist – Standard submitted
The Podiatrist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Degree Standard for Podiatrist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Survey results
The results of the Podiatrist survey are now in: We had 409 responses, 95% of which had not been involved in the trailblazer previously. Overall…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Consultation open
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for a Podiatrist. To give maximum…