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This week on understanding apprenticeships, we look into how to fund the salary of apprentices. Apprenticeships are a great way to…

The 2024 – 2025 Apprenticeship Funding rules come into effect for apprenticeship starts from 1st August 2024. Some of the changes in this year’s…

This week on understanding apprenticeships, we look at how to check if apprenticeships have provided a return on investment. Wondering how to check if apprenticeships have provided a return on investment?…

We have worked to create a guide to funding apprenticeships in the NHS. Some of topics covered in this guide include: …

Find out how to recruit an apprentice to your team or develop your existing staff using apprenticeship programmes. We have worked…

The Dental Hygienist Trailblazer Group is delighted to announce that the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has approved the Level 6 Dental…

Join NHS England and the Association Of Colleges for this lunch and learn session to hear from NHS employers with successful partnerships with…

The Prime Minister and Education Secretary have announced the launch of Skills England. Richard Pennycook CBE, former chief executive of the Co-operative Group…

The London Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Awards returns this year. Following the success of the previous annual awards, the London…

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

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is a national membership body, representing member organisations that deliver training and vocational learning. They…

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

Solving Together is a partnership that enables lots of people with different ideas and views to put forward ideas for positive change. The NHS has more than 350 inspiring careers….

Nicola Davies works at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust as an Executive Assistant. We spoke to her about undertaking the…

The Level 6 Paramedic (Degree) (HCPC 2022) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 8th August 2018. The broad purpose…

International Paramedics Day will be held on 8th July 2024 to build a better understanding of the breadth and depth of work carried…

NHS England are holding a virtual event on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 16th July 2024, 10am-11:30am. The webinar will cover all aspects of the…

Solent NHS Trust are celebrating the completion of the first Occupational Therapy Apprentice cohort. They have spoken with Alison, Georgie…

The Level 3 Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 7th November 2018. The broad purpose…

HASO has a range of resources to help you ensure that your organisation is delivering high quality apprenticeships. High quality apprenticeships add value to…

From 1st July 2024 there are some changes to apprentice pay in the NHS. Existing staff who go on to undertake an apprenticeship as…

Mateusz Bat has completed the Higher Development Award (HDA) and is currently based at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS…

The Level 6 Midwife (Degree) (NMC 2019) apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 2nd October 2020. The broad purpose…

World Wellbeing Week is 26th to 30th June. This is a week to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing. Here are…

The Office for Students (OfS) launched a funding competition on the 28th September 2023 for OfS registered higher education providers to bid for…

It’s National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day! The professional associations representing the majority of estates and facilities services across UK healthcare jointly announced the…

Apprenticeship funding rules are the rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England. Version 4…

What is Learning Disability week? Each year, the third week of June is learning Disability week. It is when Mencap makes sure the world…

We have created a printable about Apprenticeship Roles & Responsibilities to make an easy to read flyer for apprentices or…

Many people feel anxious about maths and hold such negative thoughts, beliefs, and feelings around the subject that this often…

Open Awards are providing a webinar which is designed for all health and care employers that have previously utilised fully funded exams under…

The Level 2 Healthcare Science Assistant apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 10th May  2016. The broad purpose of…

The professional associations representing the majority of estates and facilities services across UK healthcare jointly announced the launch of the National Healthcare Estates…

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

An apprenticeship is a real job with training. Apprentices earn while they learn, gaining valuable skills and knowledge of a specific job role…

Entries to the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards will open on Monday 10 June 2024. Returning for their 21st year, the Department for Education’s National Apprenticeship and…

The Level 3 Customer Service Specialist apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 10th May 2018. The main purpose of…

What is Maths Anxiety? Maths Anxiety is defined as a negative emotional reaction to mathematics, leading to varying degrees of helplessness, panic and mental…

Here at HASO we are continuously looking at ways to improve our service, making it easier for you to find the information that…

To meet the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan for the growth of degree apprenticeships in…