Health Education England – Trailblazer Chairs event
Celebration and reflection were the aims of an event which took place this week in London. Health Education England invited Chairs of Trailblazer groups…
April 2018
Apprenticeship Standard for Clinical Coder – Standard published
The Clinical Coder Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Clinical Coder has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate – Standard published
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Mammography Associate has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
Transversal Skills – Survey report
Transversal skills in person-centred care – how are they used in practice? In November 2017 Skills for Health used a survey to ask Nurses,…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Proposal Approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist we are delighted…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in April 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…
Apprenticeship Funding Rules – Updated
The Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules for training providers has been updated and can be found here. The funding rules cover…
Operating Department Practitioner – Assessment Plan submitted
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Operating Department Pracititoner has been submitted to the…
Physiotherapist – Assessment Plan submitted
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Physiotherapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Occupational Therapist – Assessment Plan submitted
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Occupational Therapist has been submitted to the Institute…
Apprenticeship Standard for Oral Health Practitioner – Standard published
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Oral Health Practitioner has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
Institute for Apprenticeships – Support, Expectations and Approvals Process
As part of the IfA’s new and improved process for developing apprenticeships, they have released a support and expectations guide which outlines what…
Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner – Drafting Standard
Following the approval to develop a Degree apprenticeship standard for Environmental Health Practitioner, the Trailblazer group is now formed and had its first…
External Quality Assurance and Ofqual submissions
From April 2018 Ofqual is aligning their timelines with the IfA’s submission dates. This means that if your Assessment plans need external quality…
Institute for Apprenticeships – Submission windows in 2018
With the new development and submissions process that the IfA have introduced comes new dates for the submissions of proposals, standards and assessment…