Health Education England – Functional Skills support
Health or Social Care Employers whose employees or apprentices need to access an assessment to progress and are ready to sit an assessment can access Functional Skills training support…
Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship – Standard and Assessment Plan Published
The Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship standard has been approved for delivery since 19th May 2016 and has recently been under revision. The…
“Making AHP Apprenticeships Happen” – new guides published
It has been calculated that we need 27,000 more AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) in England over the next 4 years. To deliver on the supply…
Revised Senior Health Support Worker Standard and Mandatory Qualification
The work to review the apprenticeship standard and assessment plan for the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker (ST0217) is nearing completion. Once…
Higher Development Award – Meet Fatma Ferridge
This week we are introducing you to Fatma Ferridge, a Repatriation and Data Quality Officer for Stroke at Barts Health NHS Trust. Fatma…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Nursing Associate (NMC 2018)
The standard for Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) has been approved for delivery for just under 3 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…
Printable – Traineeships
It’s National Career’s Week this week. To celebrate we have created two printables highlighting the benefits of Traineeships to employers and trainees. A traineeship…
Meet the Mentor – Jo Hickey
Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor – Jo Hickey. A mentor plays a unique role in an…
Review of Post-16 qualifications at Level 2 and below – Consultation Launched
The consultation on Post-16 qualifications at Level 2 has just been launched and can be accessed here. The aim of the post-16 qualifications…
Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) apprenticeship information…
Levy Transfer Changes
There have been some minor changes made to the Levy Transfer section of the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) recently. In order to access the…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Customer Service Practitioner
The standard for Customer Service Practitioner has been approved for delivery for just over 5 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
Biomedical Scientist (Degree) apprenticeship – Consultation open
The Biomedical Scientist Trailblazer Group are pleased to announce that they have opened a consultation on the draft apprenticeship standard for the Level 6 Biomedical…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Dental Practice Manager
The standard for Dental Practice Manager has been approved for delivery for just under 7 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – Honor Govan
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Honor Govan a Level 5 Nursing Associate apprentice working at Gloucester Hospitals…
Dental Nurse – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Dental Nurse apprenticeship information pack with…
Safeguarding Officer Trailblazer Survey
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group are working alongside the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in leading a trailblazer group to develop an apprenticeship…
Spotlight on EPAOs – District Nurse
The standard for District Nurse has been approved for delivery for just under 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
Coming soon – NHS Estates and Facilities Apprenticeship Challenge
NHS England and Improvement (NHS E/I) and Health Education England (HEE) have started to explore how they can jointly support the greater use of apprenticeships…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – Lauren Cork
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Lauren Cork a Level 3 Dental Nurse (integrated) apprentice working at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
Meet the Mentor – Sandra Watkins
Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Sandra Watkins. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…
Apprenticeship Planning Tools
The HASO costing calculator lets you quickly calculate the estimated cost to the organisation of having an apprentice. The tool is an easy…
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner – Providers awarded
The Level 6 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) apprenticeship was approved for delivery in May 2021. You can access the apprenticeship standard here. The…
Printable – Apprenticeship roles and responsibilities
Encouraging best practice in apprenticeships this National Apprenticeship Week, we have created a printable that clearly shows the roles and responsibilities of the apprentice, employer…
It’s National Apprenticeship Week – What’s happening this week?
The 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week is taking place this week. National Apprenticeship Week is a great way to showcase how apprenticeships have…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – James Carlyle
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is James Carlyle, a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprentice working at University Hospitals…
Celebration of Apprenticeships in the NHS
This week is National Apprenticeship Week where a week-long celebration of apprenticeships takes place. HASO has been searching the internet to find and highlight the great…
National Apprenticeship Week 2022 – Case studies
Acknowledging all the great work that is happening, this National Apprenticeship Week we are sharing some case studies. Laura Jones is a Level 3 Team Leader/Supervisor…
Printables – Apprenticeship Standards for Healthcare Occupations
In honour of National Apprenticeship Week this year, we have put together five printables which show the variety of apprenticeship…
Featured Apprentice of the Week – Sarah Tanton
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Sarah Tanton, a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprentice working at North Devon…
National Apprenticeship Week – highlights from 2021
Last year National Apprenticeship Week was held from 9th to 13th February 2021. To celebrate this week we published case studies and resources from…
T Level Webinars- helping HEIs understand T Levels
T Levels are a Level 3 technical education route that provide an alternative to A-levels for 16-19 years olds. One…
Public Service Commissioning Apprenticeship Standards
A proposal is currently being developed for apprenticeship standards in Public Service Commissioning at Level 4 and Level 6. The Trailblazer Group, Chaired by Martin…
HCPC Apprenticeships EPA update
The new fully integrated end point assessment plans (EPAs) for the majority of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulated occupations are now published and…
Healthcare Science Apprenticeships – New resources coming soon!
The Healthcare Science Apprenticeships were some of the first apprenticeship standards developed by employers. Since their development over 1400 apprentices have started on a Healthcare…
Healthcare Science Assistant and Healthcare Science Associate Consultation – Survey results
The results of the Healthcare Science Assistant and Healthcare Science Associate Consultation survey are now in: We had a total of 110 responses from individuals working…
Higher Development Award (HDA)
The Higher Development Award (HDA) is a personal development programme for Support Workers that enables Clinical and Non-Clinical Support Workers from all sectors to “Be…
National Apprenticeship Week 2022
The 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week is taking place from 7th to 13th February 2022. National Apprenticeship Week is a great way to showcase how…
Registered Nurse (Degree) – Information pack published
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Registered Nurse (Degree) apprenticeship information pack…
Spotlight on EPAOs – Associate Project Manager
The standard for Associate Project Manager has been approved for delivery for just under 5 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices…