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Last week was National Apprenticeship Week, and to celebrate it we published case studies and resources on our HASO Twitter account. The case studies featured…

HEE commissioned the Skills for Life in Health and Care research with the aim of leading the UK in upskilling the workforce in essential…

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week this year, we have put together 5 resource packs for managers to use with their staff/apprentices. Download below:

As part of HEE’s continued work to support colleagues for whom English is an additional language, they are forming an ESOL practice group of…

This week we are introducing to you Holly Leech a Nursing Associate Apprentice at Harefield Hospital part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS…

The Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship standard is now due for revision and the trailblazer is pleased to announce that a survey has been set up…

This week we are introducing to you Clare Fowler a Registered Nurse Degree apprentice at West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) who has completed…

The Association of Apprentices (AoA) is a UK-wide membership organisation that supports apprentices by creating a community that helps them…

A survey has been developed by the Healthcare Science Trailblazer group to explore if the current healthcare science apprenticeships: meet employer needs support career…

Please join us to find out how to access support for functional skills learners – both online learning support and funded access to exams….

The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)

This week we are introducing to you Annamaria Horvath a Trainee Nursing Associate at St Georges Hospital who has completed the Care Certificate and…

Improving confidence in any language is gained through a combination of formal and informal learning. Click here for some simple…

Skills for jobs white paper has been published setting out reforms to post-16 technical education and training to support people to develop the skills…

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…

A record number of votes are expected, as voting got underway this week to crown the 5th Our Health Heroes Awards national winners, recognising the…

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

The Specialist Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard, End Point Assessment Plan and rationale supporting a…

The Institute has announced that they are prolonging special measures allowing for the completion of apprenticeships through the pandemic. It will mean that no…

This year has been like no other, but despite all the challenges we have faced there have also been many things worth celebrating and…

We can often think that primary care apprenticeships are only employed in GP practices, however there are a wider array of apprenticeships being used…

Angelo Varetto – Head of NOS, Qualifications and Apprenticeships from Skills for Health had a chat with Lindy Lloyd, an Apprenticeship Policy and Compliance Manager from the Open University…

Following an initial survey in Summer 2020 in which we gathered early thoughts on the Assistant Practitioner (Health) apprenticeship standard, a refreshed employer group…

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

Following an initial survey in Summer 2020 in which we gathered early thoughts on the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship standard, a refreshed employer…

The following apprenticeship standards have new End Point Assessment Organisations registered to offer end point assessment: (more…)

The Department for Education (DfE) is reviewing post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below, to ensure that every qualification approved for public funding has…

The 14th annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place between 8th and 14th February 2021, and the theme for next year is “Build the…

To wrap up our ‘Meet the apprentice’ series inspired by the Our Health Hero Awards 2019, we’ve put together a final piece…

The Dental Trailblazer group are delighted to announce that the Dental Nurse Integrated Standard and End Point Assessment Plan have now been published by…

Following an initial survey in Summer 2020 in which we gathered early thoughts on the Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship standard, a refreshed employer group…

The Paramedic trailblazer group are pleased to announce that the standard for Paramedic has been updated to reflect the new layout of standards and…

This week we are introducing to you Chloe Honeybun, a Level 6 Registered Nurse Degree apprentice working at Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust…

In May 2020 we heard from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH), who had successfully introduced the maternity support worker apprenticeship in 2019 and their cohort…

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

The Radiographer trailblazer group is delighted to announce that following a review, the funding band for the Diagnostic Radiographer apprenticeship standard has been amended…

The Radiographer trailblazer group is delighted to announce that following a review, the funding band for the Therapeutic Radiographer apprenticeship standard has been amended…

Thank you for participating in the National Literacy Trust training over the summer. There’s still time to share your thoughts about the training,

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

The Association of Apprentices is a membership organisation for apprentices providing support, information and guidance beyond what apprentices may receive from their employer…