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
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…
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…
Therapeutic Radiographer (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…
Therapeutic Radiographer – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Therapeutic Radiographer…
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…
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…
Therapeutic Radiographer – Funding band updated
The Radiographer trailblazer group is delighted to announce that following a review, the funding band for the Therapeutic Radiographer apprenticeship standard has been amended…
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…
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…
New on HASO March and April 2019
Several updates on HASO recently: Standards recently approved for delivery: Arts Therapist Level 7 Clinical Coder Level 3
Therapeutic Radiographer – Approved for delivery
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Therapeutic Radiographer has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…
Radiographer Apprenticeships: What? Why? How?
Baz (Hazel) Roger, the Chair of the Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer has contributed to a blog post explaining the rationale behind developing an apprenticeship in this…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – January 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
Therapeutic Radiographer – Assessment Plan submitted
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Therapeutic Radiographer has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
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 Therapeutic Radiographer – Standard published
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Therapeutic Radiographer has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published standard…
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 Therapeutic Radiographer – Standard submitted
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer (Degree) – Survey results
The results of the Therapeutic Radiographer (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 190 responses from individuals working in a wide range…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer – Consultation open
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer. The…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer – Drafting standard
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Wednesday 14th March to work on developing…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in September 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…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in August 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…