Apprenticeship Standard for Ambulance Support Worker – Standard published
The Ambulance Trailblazer group is delighted to announce that the Standard for Ambulance Support Worker (Emergency, Urgent and Non-urgent) has been approved by the…
March 2018
Institute for Apprenticeships – Funding band process
As a result of the changes to the way the IfA will be making funding arrangements, lots of Trailblazer groups are receiving funding…
Apprenticeship Standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Approved for Delivery
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer group is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner has been approved for…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer – Drafting standard
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Wednesday 14th March to work on developing…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Dietitian – Drafting standard
Following a pause on the work to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Dietitian, the Trailblazer group reconvened on 12th March and have started drafting…
Register of End-Point Assessment Organisations
Organisations thinking about applying to the register of End-Point Assessment Organisations can download a pre-application guidance here and below is a list of healthcare standards available…
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…
Apprenticeship Standard for Occupational Therapist – Standard published
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Occupational Therapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The…
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…
Apprenticeship Standard for Operating Department Practitioner – Standard published
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Operating Department Practitioner has been approved by the Institute…
National Apprenticeship Week 2018
It’s National Apprenticeship Week 2018, which means a great opportunity to highlight the broad range of apprenticeship opportunities available across the NHS and…
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…
Apprenticeship Standard for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Proposal approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a Level 7 apprenticeship standard for Specialist Community Public…
Supernumerary Status updated
Following feedback from HCPC, the resource explaining the supernumerary status of apprentices has now been updated. Please click here to read…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist – Standard submitted
The Prosthetist and Orthotist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist was submitted to the…
Dental Nurse and Dental Technician – Assessment plans resubmitted
Following a request from Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships, the Dental Trailblazer have rewritten the Assessment plans for Dental Nurse and Dental Technician…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates – Standard submitted
The Physician Associates Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Proposal submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist. If…