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The new fully integrated end point assessment plans (EPAs) for the majority of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulated occupations are now published and…

The Healthcare Science Apprenticeships were some of the first apprenticeship standards developed by employers. Since their development over 1400 apprentices have started on a Healthcare…

The results of the Healthcare Science Assistant and Healthcare Science Associate Consultation survey are now in: We had a total of 110 responses from individuals working…

The Higher Development Award (HDA) is a personal development programme for Support Workers that enables Clinical and Non-Clinical Support Workers from all sectors to “Be…

The 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week is taking place from 7th to 13th February 2022. National Apprenticeship Week is a great way to showcase how…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Registered Nurse (Degree) apprenticeship information pack…

The standard for Associate Project Manager has been approved for delivery for just under 5 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices…

The Level 7 Arts Therapist (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard covering Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy, Music Therapy and Dramatherapy professions was approved in 2019. This standard is linked…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Denise Wills. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner apprenticeship information pack…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Leona Renshaw a Level 7 Accountancy/Taxation Professional apprentice working at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Healthcare Science Assistant and Healthcare Science Associate Trailblazer Groups have opened a consultation on the draft apprenticeship standards for Level 2 Healthcare…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Karen Taylor. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…

The finalists for Skills for Health’s Our Health Heroes Awards 2022 have been revealed and voting is now open! You…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Faith Cox a Level 6 Podiatry apprentice working at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS…

We understand that many organisations around the country are under huge pressure at the moment and as such, education programmes are coming under pressure too….

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published a report on the responses to its degree apprenticeship consultation. This consultation was…

There will be a Public Health apprenticeship webinar on Wednesday 9th February from 10:00 – 12:00. This session will provide an overview of the family of…

The Level 3 Peer Worker apprenticeship standard is currently in development and it is anticipated to be approved for delivery in early 2022. The apprenticeship…

The Trailblazer is seeking your help to ensure that the apprenticeship standard attracts the best possible funding band. Revisions made to the apprenticeship to align the…

The Trailblazer is seeking your help to ensure that the revised apprenticeship standard attracts the best possible funding band. Revisions made to the standard and end-point…

It has been another year full of challenges for the health sector and it’s been a busy year at Skills for Health and Health Education…

The standard for Research Scientist has been approved for delivery for just over 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…

Following the announcement of the Government to move to Plan B, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has updated its plans for…

The Higher Development Award programme, which originated in London, is now being adopted by many regions across England. It is a programme which forms part of…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Nick Wright. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Paramedic (Degree) apprenticeship information pack with…

The standard for Learning Mentor has been approved for delivery for over 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have to…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Joanne Harpham, a Level 6 Registered Nurse (Degree) apprentice working at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS…

The Healthcare Science Assistant and Healthcare Science Associate Trailblazer Groups are pleased to announce that they have opened a consultation on the draft apprenticeship standards…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Michael Wotton a Level 5 Nursing Associate apprentice working at Derriford Hospitals in the…

The 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week is taking place from 7th to 13th February 2022 and the theme for 2022 is “Build the Future”, continuing…

Health or Social Care Employers whose employees or apprentices need to access an assessment to progress and are ready to sit an assessment can access Functional Skills training support…

Having a sound base of basic skills, including literacy, numeracy, ESOL and digital skills, is key to enabling people to progress on to further learning.

The standard for Hospitality Manager has been approved for delivery for over 3 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have to…

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched its Flexibility Framework. This guidance is mainly for End Point Assessment Organisations (EPAO) and External Quality…

The future of NHS human resources and organisational development report was published recently. This report is aimed at HR and OD directors, chief people officers,…

The standard for Associate Ambulance Practitioner has been approved for delivery for over 4 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…

The Speech and Language Therapy  (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship Assessment Plan was recently revised and has now been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Jemma Byrom. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…