The first Trailblazer group meeting took place last Wednesday 4th October to work on developing the new degree apprenticeship standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist. The employer led group had…
At the end of September, the following frameworks closed: Clinical Healthcare Support (2, 3), Dental Nursing (3), Maternity & Paediatric…
The results of the Podiatrist survey are now in: We had 409 responses, 95% of which had not been involved in the trailblazer previously. Overall…
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
The Physician Associate Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates. To give…
The Dental Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Standards for Clinical Dental Technician and Oral Health Practitioner have been submitted to the…
Health Education England is passionate about and has a commitment to widening participation in apprenticeships. Having recently become a member of the nationwide,…
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Speech…
Many of the standards that are being developed for use in the health sector are being facilitated by Skills for Health(SfH), who are…
The second meeting of the Mammography Trailblazer group took place in London on 12 September. The meeting was chaired by Lyndsay Kinnear of…
The results of the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist surveys are in: We had a total of 657 responses for the Occupational Therapist survey, 91%…
Apprenticeship standards are high-level descriptions of the skills, knowledge and behaviours that an apprentice will achieve by the end of their apprenticeship. In the…
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Operating…
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Nursing Associate has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Dietitian we are delighted…
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for the Nursing Associate standard has been submitted to…
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the Standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner has been submitted to the Institute for…
More employers are being sought to join the Clinical Coding apprenticeship Trailblazer group. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the development of an apprenticeship…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Prosthetist & Orthotist…
The Trailblazer group, Chaired by Victoria Maher from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has been busy working on the apprenticeship…
Business administration apprenticeships are popular in the Health Sector. Skills for Health has developed a new guide to help you use the new…
A group of stakeholders exploring the potential for a Trailblazer apprenticeship standard for an Environmental Health Practitioner met this week at Public…
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for a Podiatrist. To give maximum…
The Trailblazer group, Chaired by Ann Carter from Essex Partnership University NHS Trust, has been busy working on the apprenticeship standard for…
2 SLT teams delivered by small- to medium-sized organisations (with fewer than 50 employees) are being sought to join the SLT apprenticeship…
Skills for Health has developed some additional guidance for healthcare employers involved in trailblazers.
Speech and Language Therapists from across England came together on 17th July to discuss apprenticeships and how the profession might use them…
Karen Swindley of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Chaired the first meeting of the Trailblazer group developing the apprenticeship standard for Physician Associate on…
The results of the survey for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer are now in: We had 491 fully completed responses from people across all regions…
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Expressions of Interest, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships…
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker and the Ambulance Trailblazers are pleased to announce that the Standard for Senior Healthcare Support…
A total of 2,000 employers in England took part in a survey to offer their views on: Functional Skills qualifications in English…
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for an…
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for a physiotherapist….
Update from the Institute for Apprenticeships Now that they are able to start processing claims, their new finance team have identified that they will…
People are asking about the Care Certificate and how it fits with the new Apprenticeship standards so we’ve developed the statement below….
A group of enthusiastic Arts Therapists got together at the British Library yesterday to discuss apprenticeships. The meeting was facilitated by Val Huet of…
Several updates on HASO this week: Approved for development (no further information or documents available at this stage): Improvement Expert -…
The results of the dental survey are in: We had 129 responses, 80% of which had not been involved in the trailblazer previously. Overall people agreed…