Apprenticeships and Traineeships Statistics – January 2019
The Department for Education (DFE) have published statistics covering apprenticeships and traineeships from August to October 2018. The report shows that Apprenticeship starts in the first…
Funding Bands – Updated
Following on from last year’s announcement of a new 30 funding band structure, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have updated the document…
New case studies published
Following on from last year’s Our Health Heroes Awards, we spent an afternoon talking with the apprentice winner – Adam Cramp and West London…
RoATP & Ofsted Masterclass
All NHS employers currently on the Register of Approved Training Providers (RoATP) which allows them to deliver apprenticeships will need to reapply. The new application process is far more…
A new apprenticeship campaign has been launched – Fire It Up
The Department for Education has launched a new apprenticeships campaign – “Fire It Up”. You can download the campaign pack through here. If…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – January 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
Follow us on Twitter
We are very pleased to announce that we are now on Twitter. Our twitter handle is @HASOEngland and you can follow us through…
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Assessment Plan submitted
The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner has been submitted to the Institute for…
Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) – Standard and Assessment Plan submitted
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard and End Point Assessment Plan for Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) was…
Therapeutic Radiographer – Assessment Plan submitted
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Therapeutic Radiographer has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
District Nurse – Standard submitted
The District Nurse Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for District Nurse was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Diagnostic Radiographer – Assessment Plan submitted
The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Diagnostic Radiographer has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Clinical Associate Psychologist – Proposal approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Clinical Associate Psychologist we are delighted…
Institute for Apprenticeships – Submission windows in 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships through the IfA’s
Apprenticeship Standard for Occupational Therapist – Approved for delivery
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Occupational Therapist has been approved for delivery by the Institute…
Looking back 2018
It has been another busy year for us at Skills for Health. Following the successful development of the Registered Nurse (Degree) and…
T-Level workshops – you’re invited!
NHS Employers, in collaboration with Health Education England (HEE) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be hosting two free workshops to help…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physiotherapist – Approved for delivery
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Physiotherapist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard for Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) – Standard published
The Nursing Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree standard for Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The…
Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner – Standard published
The Environmental Health Practitioner Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree standard for Environmental Health Practitioner has been approved by the Institute for…
Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer – Standard published
The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Diagnostic Radiographer has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published standard…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer – Standard published
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Therapeutic Radiographer has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published standard…
Funding Band Review from May 2018 – Update
The Institute for Apprenticeships has started reviewing the funding bands for 31 standards. Below is a list of the standards which are of interest to the health sector (ones…
Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist – Standard published
The Arts Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Arts Therapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published standard…
Funding Band Review from December 2018 – Update
Following the announcement earlier this year that the Institute for Apprenticeships has started reviewing the funding bands for 31 existing standards, it has just been announced that a further…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Approved for delivery
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Midwife has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Speech and Language Therapist – Survey results
The results of the Speech and Language Therapist Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 589 responses from individuals working in a wide…
Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers – Changes announced
Following a review of the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP), changes have been announced, summary below: The register will re-open for applications on 12th…
Pathways Tool and Costing Calculator – Launched
Two new tools are now available on the HASO toolkit. Pathways Tool Costing Calculator The Pathways Tool allows you to download examples of typical apprenticeship pathways or to create your…
Our Health Hero Awards 2018 – Apprentice of the Year
Returning for the third year, the Our Health Heroes Awards took place on Friday 23rd November at the OXO Tower in London to celebrate and recognise the hard work…
Apprenticeship Standard for District Nurse – Survey results
The results of the District Nurse Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 429 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Survey results
The results of the Orthodontic Therapist Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 271 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Public Sector Apprenticeships in England – Statistics published
Statistics covering public sector apprenticeships in England from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 have been published. Click here to download…
Orthodontic Therapist – Update
The Dental trailblazer group have prepared a short update about how the proposed Orthodontic Therapist Apprenticeship relates to current training and registration. Please click
Education and Training Standards – Update
The Standard and EPA have now been approved for the Level 5 Education – Learning and Skills Teacher and the Trailblazer…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – November 2018
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
Clinical Associate Psychologist – Proposal submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Clinical Associate Psychologist…
Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician – Approved for Delivery
The Prosthetic and Orthotic Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship standard for Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician has been approved for delivery…
Clinical Coder – Assessment Plan submitted
The Clinical Coder Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Level 3 Clinical Coder has been submitted to the Institute for…
Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) – Assessment Plan submitted
The Nursing Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) Degree Integrated End Point Assessment has been submitted…