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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…

Thursday 30th September 2021 13:00 – 15:00 Microsoft Teams Live Event – Link to join is HERE You are invited to attend a national Health Education England employer…

The standard for Digital Marketer (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for just over 3 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…

Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust launched a Supported Internship Programme in 2018 and it has been very successful. In 2020 they launched a…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Suzanne Boyle. A mentor plays a unique role in an…

The standard for Podiatrist (Integrated Degree) has been approved for delivery for just over 3 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 Diagnostic Radiographer (Degree) apprenticeship information pack…

Public Health England (PHE) has been working with employers to develop a Community Health & Wellbeing Worker apprenticeship at level 3. Community Health and…

The standard for Registered Nurse Degree (NMC 2018) has been approved for delivery for just over 2 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship,…

Further to the announcement of the 6 fully integrated EPAs published, the funding bands were reviewed and, as a result, revised…

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have announced that the apprenticeship flexibilities and temporary discretions introduced to support the sector through Covid-19 will run until…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Sian Sykes, a Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner apprentice working at Sirona Care…

National Numeracy have renamed the month of September “Checktember” to encourage everyone to check their confidence with numbers using the Challenge. September is a time when staff…

The standard for Operations / Departmental Manager has been approved for delivery for just over 5 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…

Health Education England has recently produced a guidance document about apprenticeships in Nursing. This guidance will provide an overview of the employer requirements to support…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Razia Fulat. A mentor plays a…

We are putting together information packs to help employers and potential apprentices navigate apprenticeships. Today we are publishing the Podiatrist (Degree) apprenticeship information pack with…

The standard for Healthcare Science Associate has been approved for delivery for just over 4 ½ years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will…

Health Education England has recently produced a guidance booklet about apprenticeships in cancer and diagnostic professions. This guidance will provide employers with an overview of…

To support the national uptake of the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) Apprenticeship, Health Education England (HEE) intends to develop guidance and support material and…

As part of our series ‘What is it like to be an Apprenticeship Lead’, this month we are introducing…

This week’s Featured Apprentice on HASO is Beckie Twinney, a Level 5 Nursing Associate apprentice working at Bath Royal United Hospital on…

The standard for Mammography Associate has been approved for delivery for almost 3 years and as part of their apprenticeship, apprentices will have to complete…

The Healthcare Science Trailblazer group is preparing to convene in September and is looking for employer representatives to join the group. The Level 2 Healthcare…

The Department for Education published a benefits strategy for the Apprenticeships Reform Programme in March 2017 and undertook to provide an annual report against…

Featured in today’s ‘Meet the Mentor’ series in collaboration with Skills for Health, is apprenticeship mentor Michelle Place. A mentor plays a…