Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate – Standard submitted
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
February 2018
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…
Apprenticeship Standard for Clinical Coder – Standard submitted
The Clinical Coding Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Clinical Coder was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Strategic Overview of Apprenticeships Workshops – Register now
We are excited to announce that together with Health Education England, Skills for Health will be running 5 workshops across England to gather…
Apprenticeship Standard for Public Health Practitioner – Drafting standard
Public Health England hosted a trailblazer meeting at the Oval Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday 20th February. An enthusiastic group of employers,…
Supporting people with ESOL needs to progress into apprenticeships
The Learning and Work Institute is currently recruiting in-depth interviews with employers, in order to better understand demand for and barriers to progression…
Transferring Apprenticeship Funds – FAQs
From April 2018, if you pay the apprenticeship levy you will be able to transfer apprenticeship funds to other organisations to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment. ESFA has…
Speech and Language Therapist – Drafting standard
Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Speech and Language Therapist, the Trailblazer group is now formed and is having its…
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Update
The Trailblazer Group is pleased to report that it has drafted a standard and assessment plan for an apprenticeship for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner….
Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer – Drafting standard
Following a wider stakeholder event on 25th January 2018, the Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is now formed and is having its first official…
Institute for Apprenticeships – Faster and Better programme
Following IfA’s announcement last year for a programme of improvements, they’ve released a document with all the planned improvements and changes they are making…
Apprenticeship Standard for Registered Midwife – Update
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are currently reviewing the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Midwives and is due to publish the new…
Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Replacement qualification published
Skills for Health worked with Awarding Organisations in 2016/17 to review the health occupational competence qualifications. A new Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support is available and is the…
Supernumerary Status
In November 2017 we published an FAQ to provide information on the position of apprentices completing programmes leading to registration with the NMC and HCPC. This…
Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner – Proposal approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Environmental Health Practitioner we…
Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist – Drafting standard
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Monday 22nd January to work on developing the new degree apprenticeship standard for Arts Therapist….