August 2022

Have you heard about Flexi-Job apprenticeships? They have been designed to ensure that those sectors and occupations where short-term contracts or other non-standard…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Ambulance Support…

The standard for Assistant Practitioner (Healthcare) has been approved for delivery for over 6 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…

Functional Skills, also known as Skills for Life include Maths, English and Digital Skills. Holding these skills at level 2, equivalent to GSCE…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Lily Court, a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker apprentice working at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University…

The following revised standards have been published and funding bands confirmed. The Level 5 Healthcare Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship standard has been published. This is available for…

The Designated Quality Body in England (DQB), which is operated on an arms-length basis by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), undertakes External…

The shortlist for the HSJ Awards 2022 was announced during the week. The following fantastic entry was shortlisted for two categories: Clinical…

The Level 6 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery in May 2021. The ECP apprenticeship celebrates and recognises enhanced practice roles…

As part of the HCSW (Healthcare Support Worker) Programme, Health Education England have commissioned Skills for Health to undertake research in partnership with Kings College…