Understanding Apprenticeships – Roles and Responsibilities
This week on understanding apprenticeships, we investigate the roles and responsibilities of apprenticeships. We have created an easy-to-read flyer for…
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Looking Back on 2024
It has been another exciting year for health sector apprenticeships and a busy year at Skills for Health and NHS England supporting employers…
Understanding Apprenticeships – 11 Tips for Employers
This week on Understanding Apprenticeships,…
Occupational Therapy Week
Did you know that Occupational Therapy Week takes place from 4th November to 10th November. In 2024, this week aims to create…
Understanding Apprenticeships – Quick Guide to the Terminology
This week on Understanding Apprenticeships, we look at…
Understanding Apprenticeships – The benefits of taking on an apprentice
This week on Understanding Apprenticeships, we are looking at the benefits…
Understanding Apprenticeships – How to fund the salary of apprentices
This week on understanding apprenticeships, we look into how to fund the salary of apprentices. Apprenticeships are a great way to…
Understanding Apprenticeships – Return on investment
This week on understanding apprenticeships, we look at how to check if apprenticeships have provided a return on investment. Wondering how to check if apprenticeships have provided a return on investment?…
Evaluation of The Higher Development awards within The Black Country AHP & Nursing Faculty
The Higher Development Award (HDA) is a personal development programme for Support Workers that enables Clinical and Non-Clinical Support Workers from all sectors…
Apprenticeship Roles & Responsibilities
We have created a printable about Apprenticeship Roles & Responsibilities to make an easy to read flyer for apprentices or…
NHS Lunch and Learn Webinar
Register to the upcoming Lunch and Learn Webinar Thursday 25th January at 1:00pm – 1:45pm Join the 45-minute lunch and learn webinar on best practice…
Mammography Associate – revised apprenticeship standard published
The Mammography Associate trailblazer group are pleased to announce that the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) have approved the revised apprenticeship…
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship – National Update
ECP (Enhanced Clinical Practitioner) guidance and support The ECP apprenticeship celebrates and recognises enhanced practice roles that contribute significantly to patient care, quality, safety,…
Cancer and Diagnostic Careers
Health Education England South East Cancer & Diagnostics Programme and Skills for Health have been working over the past 18 months on understanding new and…
National Functional Skills Employer Guide – Published
Functional Skills, also known as Skills for Life include Maths, English and Digital Skills. Holding these skills at level 2, equivalent to GSCE…
Peer Worker Apprenticeship – Employer Toolkit
The Peer Worker Apprenticeship Trailblazer group are currently awaiting funding band approval for their standard, following this the apprenticeship will be approved for delivery. In…
Peer Worker Apprenticeship Resources
The Peer Worker Apprenticeship Trailblazer group have recently submitted their standard and EPA to IfATE (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education) for review and the…
HCSW Trailblazer update
In late 2020, the Chairs of the Healthcare Support Worker and Adult Care Worker Trailblazers agreed to working together to convene a Trailblazer with…
Health and Care Support Worker Trailblazer call for adult care employer representatives
The Health and Care Support Worker Trailblazer is delighted to announce that it has met for the first time to consider ways to take forward the recommendation to develop…
Pre-procurement survey for training providers
A chance for training providers to participate in a pre-procurement survey The NHS Leadership Academy is looking for training and/or apprenticeship providers…
HCSW, SHCSW and AP Standards feedback from Trailblazer group members
The Healthcare Support worker, Senior Healthcare Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner (Health) standards were among the earliest standards Skills for Health worked with…
Launch of new apprenticeship standards: HCSW, Senior HCSW and Assistant Practitioner
All you need to know National Apprenticeship Week 2017 sees the launch of three new trailblazer apprenticeship standards for Healthcare Support Workers,…