Education Technician – Consultation open
The Education Technician Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for the Level 3…
Orthodontic Therapist – Standard published
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Orthodontic Therapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The published…
T Levels announcement
The Department for Education has announced a package of measures aimed at encouraging more employers to start offering industry placements in readiness for the…
Submissions to the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education in May 2019
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then puts…
HEI apprenticeship providers – are you registered to offer end-point assessment?
End-point assessment is a characteristic of all apprenticeships arising from the government reforms to apprenticeships in England and this applies equally to apprenticeships delivered…
Clarification over HSJ article
You may have seen the recent article in HSJ regarding NHS Trusts in Cornwall and their nursing apprenticeship programme. Unfortunately the article stated that…
Speech and Language Therapist – Standard published
The Speech and Language Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the standard for Speech and Language Therapist has been approved by the Institute…
New case study published – ‘Fellows in Yellow’
As part of an ongoing piece of work with Helpforce, Skills for Health visited the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to meet…
Meet the Chair – Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer
This month we are introducing the Chair of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer group – Ann Carter. We asked her what it was like to…
New on HASO March and April 2019
Several updates on HASO recently: Standards recently approved for delivery: Arts Therapist Level 7 Clinical Coder Level 3