The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer group is delighted to announce that the degree apprenticeship standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner has been approved for…
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Wednesday 14th March to work on developing…
Following a pause on the work to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Dietitian, the Trailblazer group reconvened on 12th March and have started drafting…
Organisations thinking about applying to the register of End-Point Assessment Organisations can download a pre-application guidance here and below is a list of healthcare standards available…
The Podiatrist Trailblazer group is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Podiatrist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Occupational Therapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The…
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Physiotherapist has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved Standard…
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Degree Standard for Operating Department Practitioner has been approved by the Institute…
It’s National Apprenticeship Week 2018, which means a great opportunity to highlight the broad range of apprenticeship opportunities available across the NHS and…
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a Level 7 apprenticeship standard for Specialist Community Public…
Following feedback from HCPC, the resource explaining the supernumerary status of apprentices has now been updated. Please click here to read…
The Prosthetist and Orthotist Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist was submitted to the…
Following a request from Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships, the Dental Trailblazer have rewritten the Assessment plans for Dental Nurse and Dental Technician…
The Physician Associates Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Orthodontic Therapist. If…
The Mammography Associate Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Podiatrist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
The Clinical Coding Trailblazer group is pleased to announce that the Apprenticeship Standard for Clinical Coder was submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships…
We are excited to announce that together with Health Education England, Skills for Health will be running 5 workshops across England to gather…
Public Health England hosted a trailblazer meeting at the Oval Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday 20th February. An enthusiastic group of employers,…
The Learning and Work Institute is currently recruiting in-depth interviews with employers, in order to better understand demand for and barriers to progression…
From April 2018, if you pay the apprenticeship levy you will be able to transfer apprenticeship funds to other organisations to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment. ESFA has…
Following the approval to develop an apprenticeship standard for Speech and Language Therapist, the Trailblazer group is now formed and is having its…
The Trailblazer Group is pleased to report that it has drafted a standard and assessment plan for an apprenticeship for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner….
Following a wider stakeholder event on 25th January 2018, the Diagnostic Radiographer Trailblazer group is now formed and is having its first official…
Following IfA’s announcement last year for a programme of improvements, they’ve released a document with all the planned improvements and changes they are making…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are currently reviewing the Standards of Proficiency for Registered Midwives and is due to publish the new…
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…
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…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Environmental Health Practitioner we…
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place on Monday 22nd January to work on developing the new degree apprenticeship standard for Arts Therapist….
The results of the Clinical Coder Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 80 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
The Ambulance Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Ambulance Support Worker has been submitted to the Institute…
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Specialist Community…
The results of the Mammography Associate Apprenticeship Standard survey are now in: We had 258 responses from individuals working in a wide range of…
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop an apprenticeship standard for Clinical Simulation…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a…
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a…