Apprenticeship Standard for Registered Midwife – Update
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are currently reviewing the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Midwives and is due to publish the new…
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Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Replacement qualification published
Skills for Health worked with Awarding Organisations in 2016/17 to review the health occupational competence qualifications. A new Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support is available and is the…
Supernumerary Status
In November 2017 we published an FAQ to provide information on the position of apprentices completing programmes leading to registration with the NMC and HCPC. This…
Environmental Health Practitioner (Degree) – Proposal approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Environmental Health Practitioner we…
Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist – Drafting standard
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Monday 22nd January to work on developing the new degree apprenticeship standard for Arts Therapist….
Mandating Qualifications
People are often confused about when they can or can’t include a qualification in an apprenticeship standard for a regulated healthcare profession. We’ve…
Clinical Coder – Survey Results
The results of the Clinical Coder Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 80 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in January 2018
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Apprenticeship Standard for Ambulance Support Worker – Assessment Plan submitted
The Ambulance Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Ambulance Support Worker has been submitted to the Institute…
Apprenticeship Standard for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Proposal Submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Specialist Community…