The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the apprenticeship for Ambulance Support Worker (Emergency, Urgent and Non-urgent) has been approved for delivery by…
The Environmental Health Practitioner Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for…
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship for Operating Department Practitioner has been approved for delivery by…
The results of the Diagnostic Radiographer Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 615 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
As part of the development of a new competency and career framework and nationally defined job role for MSWs, Health Education England is looking…
Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist, the Trailblazer group is now formed and has started drafting the standard. The…
The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Psychological…
The Institute for Apprenticeships have agreed with the Department for Education that they will permit the following: One standard, two qualification levels: For Nursing…
The Arts Therapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist. The…
The Therapeutic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Therapeutic Radiographer. The…
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
Health Education England (HEE) commissioned Skills for Health (SfH) to run a series of events to investigate what employers require to support the implementation of Apprenticeship Standards in the…
The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Assessment Plan for Paramedic has been approved and published by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published…
The Prosthetist and Orthotist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Prosthetist and Orthotist has been submitted to…
The Dental Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Assessment Plans for Clinical Dental Technician and Oral Health Practitioner have been submitted to the…
The Physician Associates Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Physician Associates has been submitted to the Institute for…
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for Mammography Associate has been submitted to the Institute for…
The Ambulance Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Assessment Plan for Ambulance Support Worker (Emergency, Urgent and Non-urgent) has been approved and published…
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Department for Education (DfE) have published a new policy for apprenticeship funding in England which…
The Physician Associates Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Physician Associates has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The published…
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship for Podiatrist has been approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships and…
The Prosthetics & Orthotics Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Prosthetics & Orthotics has been approved by the Institute…
Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, the Trailblazer group is now formed and had its second…
The Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Diagnostic Radiographer. The…
With the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in May 2017, employers were advised to use a formal procurement process to ensure compliance with NHS…
Celebration and reflection were the aims of an event which took place this week in London. Health Education England invited Chairs of Trailblazer groups…
The Clinical Coder Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Clinical Coder has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Mammography Associate has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
Transversal skills in person-centred care – how are they used in practice? In November 2017 Skills for Health used a survey to ask Nurses,…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist we are delighted…
Every 6 weeks Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts…
The Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules for training providers has been updated and can be found here. The funding rules cover…
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Operating Department Pracititoner has been submitted to the…
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Physiotherapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Occupational Therapist has been submitted to the Institute…
The Dental Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Oral Health Practitioner has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
As part of the IfA’s new and improved process for developing apprenticeships, they have released a support and expectations guide which outlines what…
Following the approval to develop a Degree apprenticeship standard for Environmental Health Practitioner, the Trailblazer group is now formed and had its first…
From April 2018 Ofqual is aligning their timelines with the IfA’s submission dates. This means that if your Assessment plans need external quality…
With the new development and submissions process that the IfA have introduced comes new dates for the submissions of proposals, standards and assessment…