July 2020

Recruit an Apprentice is the official government service for posting and managing apprenticeship vacancies in England. This system is a free service and allows…

You are invited to a HEE webinar on ESOL in the Health and Care workforce on 11th August 2020. The webinar will include a…

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

A big thank you to everyone who took part in the survey about the apprenticeship standards for Healthcare Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Support Worker…

A new Trailblazer Group is forming for a Public Sector Level 2 standard recognising that although the Level 2 Customer Service might work for…

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Apprenticeships is a cross-party group that constructively examines the role of apprenticeships, bringing together Members of Parliament, Peers…

The Clinical Scientist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Assessment Plan for Clinical Scientist Level 7 has been approved and published by the Institute…

Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust have taken an innovative approach to work experience this year, as traditional work experience placements have been cancelled. Rather than miss out on the opportunity…

Looking back over last year’s apprenticeship data, did you know 80 new apprenticeship standards were developed via the trailblazer process and over £92 million of the levy was spent. Find…

A group of employers is currently developing a new proposal for a Nutritionist apprenticeship at level 5 or 6 (level TBC) and is looking…

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is Jack Marley, a Healthcare Support Worker apprentice at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Click…

Welcome to the first guidance created specifically with partnership working with colleges in mind. This resource is both in recognition of the many instances of…

We get many enquiries directly from apprentices considering healthcare apprenticeships. As managers we know that you do too. So, we’ve put together this handy printable to share with would-be-apprentices. We’ve…

New apprentice incentive payments (more…)

The following apprenticeship standards have been updated: (more…)

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

An apprenticeship is on the job training leading to a national qualification. There are different levels of apprenticeships,…

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) are a mental health trust who provide a range of mental health, learning disability and neurological…

The Education and Skills Funding Agency have published a guidance document with additional information to the health sector around the clinical placement activity…

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is David Branch, a Healthcare Support Services apprentice at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Department for Education (DFE) have published the latest figures for the first 9 months of the 2019/20 academic year (August 2019 to April 2020),…

Part-time and flexible apprenticeship opportunities can be effective ways of both increasing access for new starters to apprenticeships and enabling existing staff to upskill. Download the