April 2019

This month we are introducing the Chair of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer group – Ann Carter. We asked her what it was like to…

Several updates on HASO recently: Standards recently approved for delivery: Arts Therapist Level 7 Clinical Coder Level 3

As Health Education England continues to play a key role in delivering on the asks set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, HEE…

The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Therapeutic Radiographer has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…

The government has announced the first twelve new employer-led Institutes of Technology who will offer top-quality, higher level technical education…

The Our Health Heroes awards are back for a fourth consecutive year, and we hope to inspire even…

Yorkshire and Humber Healthcare Science Apprentice Implementation Group received the Chief Scientific Office (CSO) Apprenticeship Award at the CSO National Conference in London. The award…

The Clinical Coder Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Clinical Coder has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…

From 1st April 2019, levy-paying employers can transfer up to a maximum of 25% of the value of their annual levy fund to any…

The new Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) apprenticeship standard is now approved for delivery. You can download the approved standard and EPA plan

Health Education England (HEE) in partnership with Salisbury Managed Procurement Services have just launched a major procurement offer for London and the South East,…

The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Diagnostic Radiographer has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…

The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse has been approved by…

From 1st April 2019, small and medium size employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy will see their employer co-investment rate reduced to…

The Arts Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Arts Therapist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for…

Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then puts…

The Speech and Language Therapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Speech and Language Therapist has been submitted to the…

The Dietitian Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Dietitian has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education…

The existing Dental Nurse standard is now due for review and the Dental trailblazer is pleased to announce that a survey has been set…

The Department for Education asked the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education to continue reviewing the funding bands of a further 30 existing standards,…

Jane Hadfield On Monday, 1st April 2019, Jane Hadfield Chair of T Level Panel (Health) attended and spoke at a special…

Following a scoping exercise held last September by Health Education England, the University of Bedford (shortened programme), University of Greenwich, University of West London and University…