Dental Nurse and Dental Technician – Revised Assessment Plans published
The Dental Trailblazer are delighted to announce that the revised Dental Nurse and Dental Technician (non-integrated) End Point Assessment Plans have now been published…
Clinical Academic Professional – Proposal submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for…
Ofsted Inspections – Announcement
Ofsted have announced that they are going to include an online staff questionnaire in their inspection visits. This will…
Oral Health Practitioner – Assessment Plan submitted
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan (non-integrated) for Oral Health Practitioner has been submitted…
Arts Therapist – Assessment Plan submitted
The Arts Therapy Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan (non-integrated) for Arts Therapist has been submitted…
Dental Technician – Integrated Assessment Plan submitted
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Integrated End Point Assessment Plan for Dental Technician has been submitted…
Dietitian (Degree) – Standard submitted
The Dietitian Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Dietitian (Degree) was submitted to the Institute for…
Podiatrist Standard and Assessment Plan Republished
The Podiatrist Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the Podiatrist standard and assessment plan have been updated to include the MSc…
Apprenticeship Standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist (Degree) – Approved for Delivery
The Prosthetic and Orthotic Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist has been approved for delivery by…
Apprenticeship Standard for Nursing Associate – Consultation open
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Nursing Associate. The…
Transferring Apprenticeship Funds – 10% transfer
If organisations pay the apprenticeship levy they can transfer apprenticeship funds to other organisations to pay for their apprenticeship…
Nursing Associate Trailblazer Group reconvened
Following the publication of the new Standards for proficiency for nursing associates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council on 10th October…
Apprenticeship Standard for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Survey results
The results of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 318 responses from individuals working in a wide…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Standard published
The Midwife Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Midwife has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published…
Trailblazer Guide for Employers – Updated
Skills for Health has updated the Trailblazer guide for employers to reflect the new guidance from the Institute for Apprenticeships.
Apprenticeship Standard for District Nurse – Consultation open
The District Nurse Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for District Nurse. The…
Speech and Language Therapist – Consultation open
The Speech and Language Therapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Speech…
Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist – Consultation open
The Dental Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Orthodontic Therapist. The consultation…
Call for evidence in Degree Apprenticeship inquiry
The Higher Education Commission is very pleased to officially call for evidence for its latest inquiry into Degree Apprenticeships. Overall objectives of the inquiry: How…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – September 2018
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then…
Apprenticeship Standard for Occupational Therapist – Standard update
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer group are pleased to announce the Institute for Apprenticeships have agreed to the inclusion of a mandatory Level 7 qualification…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physiotherapist – Standard update
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer group are pleased to announce the Institute for Apprenticeships have agreed to the inclusion of a mandatory Level 7 qualification as…
Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer – Standard submitted
The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer – Standard submitted
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Apprenticeship Standard for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Standard submitted
The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner was submitted to the Institute for…
Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner – Standard submitted
The Environmental Health Practitioner Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard for Midwife – Assessment Plan submitted
The Midwife Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Midwife has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships ahead…
Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist – Standard submitted
The Arts Therapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships ahead…
Maternity Support Worker Development – Regional events
Health Education England are hosting a series of regional events to inform the development of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) Career and Competence Framework as…
National Apprenticeship Week 2019
The date for the 12th National Apprenticeship Week has been published. This event will take place from 4th to 8th March 2019. During the…
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Consultation open
The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for…
Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate – Approved for delivery
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship for Mammography Associate has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships…
Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) – Survey results
The results of the Registered Nurse (NMC 2018) Degree Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 166 responses from individuals and organisations including the…
Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Assessment Plan updated
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) Trailblazer is delighted to announce that following a resubmission of the Assessment Plan for SHCSW, it has now…
It’s time to nominate your Health Heroes
Our Health Heroes, the national healthcare awards, are returning for the third year and promise to be bigger and better than ever, with new…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Dietitian – Survey results
The results of the Dietitian Degree Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 196 responses from individuals working in a wide range of organisations…
Transferring Apprenticeship Funds – Support for 10% transfers
From April 2018, if organisations pay the apprenticeship levy they can transfer apprenticeship funds to other organisations to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment. Useful resources, guides and information…
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Update
Development work is currently taking place to produce an apprenticeship for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) at Level 7. The apprenticeship will…
Tips on how to make the most of your apprentice celebration events
Every year employers and apprentices come together to celebrate the success of apprenticeships whilst encouraging even more people to choose apprenticeships as a…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships – August 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…