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University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have been supporting learners with their functional skills since 1990s. Read their detailed case study packed with…

The Level 2 Business Administration apprenticeship framework has been a vital entry level route into the NHS for many years. With the removal of this…

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is Anum Nawaz, a nursing associate apprentice at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

Following an announcement from the Department for Education that it will no longer support the funding of apprenticeships at level 8 and a subsequent notice…

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

HEE and the National Literacy Trust are delighted to announce a series of webinars regarding Speaking and Listening, Writing and Reading skills, which are to…

HEE are very pleased that their offer of funded functional skills learning has been so well received. Since April, over 55 employers have already enrolled…

The apprenticeship standards for Healthcare Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner (Health) have been in use for several years. Now is a…

The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Midwife (NMC 2019) has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The new…

The HEE National Talent For Care team are delighted to announce they have funded a licence for UK NARIC to support the NHS and…

Today, we are launching our enhanced Skills for Life and Functional Skills section of the website. You will now find more…

Like many trusts across the country, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) have been working actively to engage with the Registered…

On 30th June, from 10.30am-12pm, Rob Brooks (Talent for Care Relationship Manager – Apprenticeships) will be delivering a training session on making the best…

Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Specialist Clinical Practitioner earlier this year and after a short break due to the pandemic, the…

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is Scarlett Richardson, a Healthcare Support Worker apprentice at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Meet Oliver Inwards, a Level 6 Chartered Management Degree apprentice working for Health Education England. Oliver started working for the NHS after leaving sixth…

To support the literacy pillar of our Skills for life work HEE are very happy to announce that their partners at

The EPA flexibilities announced by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on 9th April has allowed 82 Nursing Associate apprentices to complete their…

An amended Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) End Point Assessment Plan which removes the requirement for EPAOs to be NMC approved organisations has now been…

The HEE Talent for Care Team has been supporting health and social care employers through our dedicated Covid-19 Apprenticeship page…

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

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is Danniel Horrocks, a nursing associate apprentice at Manchester University NHS Foundation Hospital.

The following apprenticeship standards have been updated: Level 3 Cyber Security Technician ST0865 – Assessment plan published Laboratory Technician…

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

From 9th April The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has been supporting new flexibilities for Registered Nurse (RN) Degree Apprentices and Nursing Associate (NA) Apprentices that were…

On Thursday 14th May Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills held a virtual meeting with apprentices working on the front line at University College…

This week we’ve updated/published the following: Covid-19 FAQs UPDATED – new section added for Off-the-Job training FAQs Click…

Meet Katherine Upton-Hicks, a Senior Leader Apprentice at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. Katherine is…

For National Numeracy Day 2020, we are encouraging everyone in the health and care sector to become a Numeracy Champion. By signing up…

Featured in today’s Meet the Apprentice series is Shana Macdonald, an apprentice administrator for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

This week we’ve updated/published the following: Covid-19 FAQs UPDATED – new FAQs added under Registered Nurse and Nursing Associate Apprentices…

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals successfully introduced the maternity support worker apprenticeship in 2019 and their cohort of 11 apprentices were due to complete their apprenticeship this summer.   Click…

The Clinical Scientist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Clinical Scientist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical…

This week we’ve updated/published the following: Covid-19 FAQs UPDATED – new FAQ added under ESFA Policy Requests section Click…

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has announced a list of standards with temporary discretions or flexibilities in line with the

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

This week we’ve updated/published the following: Healthcare Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner (Health) EPA Flexibilities announced 

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has many clinical apprentices working on the front line in the fight against COVID-19 who are…

Recently, HEE announced free access to functional skills support tools. To find out more about the tool and how to use…

Meet April Mills, a Widening Participation Apprentice at Brighton General Hospital. April is employed as…