Meet the Chair – Dietitian Trailblazer
This month we are introducing the Chair of the Dietitian Trailblazer group – Fiona Moor. We asked her what it was like to lead a…
August 2019
HASO Printables – Recognition of Prior Learning
Confused about RPL? Use this handy flyer to help you understand the importance of recognising prior learning. Download our full guidance here.
Optometrist – Proposal for a degree apprenticeship submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to develop a degree apprenticeship standard…
Frameworks closing in 2020
There is now less than a year to go until all remaining apprenticeship frameworks are withdrawn. After 31st July 2020, employers will no longer be…
Guidance on End Point Assessment for Registered Nurse and Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Standards
We have received a number of enquiries regarding which End Point Assessment Plan would apply to various cohorts of apprentices. Registered Nurse (NMC 2010) ST0293: There is…
You asked, we answered!
We get lots of different enquiries every week and thought it would be helpful to share some with you. Some of them are: Q….
Sonographer (Degree) – Approved for Delivery
The Sonographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical…
New case study published – Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust
As part of an ongoing piece of work with Helpforce, Skills for Health visited the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS…
End Point assessment plans updated
The following End Point assessment plans have been updated this week to reflect the change to the EPAO responsibility where the Training Provider is…
HASO Printables – 20% off the job training
Wondering which activities count as 20% off-the-job training? Use this handy flyer to help you make sure your apprentice spends 20% of their contracted hours on…
Apprenticeship Funding Rules for 2019 to 2020 published
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have published the new apprenticeship funding rules which apply to apprenticeships starting between 1st August 2019 and…
Submissions to the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education in August 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education….
Funding band review update
Following the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education first set of funding band review, the new funding band for the standards listed below are effective from this autumn.
New on HASO in July
Several updates on HASO recently: Standards added to HASO Marketing Assistant Level 3 Standards recently Approved for Delivery Associate Continuing…