Looking back over last year’s apprenticeship data, did you know there are now over 90 apprenticeship standards available in Health and Science and around 900 multi-professional Advanced Clinical Practitioner…
Sustainability is top of the agenda for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). As part of it’s continuing importance, IfATE have convened the…
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Department for Education (DfE) have published a new policy for apprenticeship funding in England which will…
Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Georgina Hirsh. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…
The Healthcare Science Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship standard at level 6 is due for review. Two separate trailblazer groups are being convened to take this work…
The Occupational Therapy (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship has been approved for use over 2 ½ years. You can access the standard here. A…
All apprentices need to meet minimum maths requirements within their apprenticeships and we recognise how challenging this can be. Between the 1st and 5th of…
The Peer Worker Apprenticeship Trailblazer group have recently submitted their standard and EPA to IfATE (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education) for review and the…
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Midwife (Degree) NMC 2019 apprenticeship information…
“Apprenticeships that work for all. A practical toolkit for employers, training providers and apprenticeship practitioners”. The Social Mobility Commission (October 2021) has…
The regional winners of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 have been announced. Employers and apprentices from the health sector have been amongst the winners. The winners include Roxanne Freestone who…
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Elaine Wilson, a Level 5 Nursing Associate apprentice working at Torbay and South Devon…
The standard for Leader in Adult Care has been approved for delivery for just over a year and half and as part of their apprenticeship,…
Following the success of ‘Apprentices on the Frontline’ in 2020, when the Special Recognition Award went to Amber James, Apprentice Healthcare Support Worker from…
How ready is your organisation to start delivering T-Level Industry placements? An industry placement is a period of structured time (at least 315 hours, equivalent to…
Health Education England has a Corporate Membership on behalf of the NHS to the Association of Apprentices. The Association of Apprentices (AoA)…
The standard for Clinical Associate in Psychology has been approved for delivery for just over a year and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…
The ESFA has launched its new Levy Transfer process. Employers can now pledge unspent levy, which is then listed on a GOV.uk…
Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Stephen Campbell. A mentor plays a unique role…
October 14th is Allied Health Professions (AHPs’) day. Allied Health Professions are the third largest occupation in the healthcare workforce and comprises of 14 different…
The standard for Emergency Service Contact Handler has been approved for delivery for about 3 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship information…
Ricardo was a finalist in the 2021 BAME Apprenticeship Awards in the Apprentice of the Year category. He attended the glamourous…
In light of the recently published Community Health and Wellbeing Worker apprenticeship standard, please see how this role could be the starting point for a…
Health Education England and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to announce that the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker Procurement is now…
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Fern Gibbons, a Level 5 Nursing Associate apprentice working at Torbay and South Devon…
The standard for Assessor/Coach has been approved for delivery for just over 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have to…
Nominations are now underway for Skills for Health’s 6th annual Our Health Heroes Awards, recognising those at…
The standard for Improvement Leader has been approved for delivery for just over 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
In 2020, the Institute’s apprentice panel launched a survey to gather views from other apprentices on the quality of apprenticeships. This was to see…
Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Shruti Sharma. A mentor plays a unique role in an apprentice’s…
The results of the Doctor Degree (GMC 2018) Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in:
Bexley Training Hub held a celebration event on September 8th to mark the employment of its 60th apprentice since 2016 when Community Education Providers Network were created. Championing apprenticeships locally…
The standard for Senior Leader has been approved for delivery for just over 3 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have…
We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Occupational Therapist (Degree) apprenticeship information pack…
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The Institute then…
Physician Associate Apprenticeship – Employer Engagement Webinar – 28th October 2021, 12pm – 2pm Health Education England are supporting a collaborative, national implementation of the Physician Associate…
As part of our series ‘What is it like to be an Apprenticeship Lead’, this month we are introducing to you Liz Claridge –…
The standard for Diagnostic Radiographer (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for just over 2 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…
This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Claire Luxton, a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker apprentice working at North Devon District…