Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Paramedic – Assessment plan submitted
The Paramedic Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the end point assessment plan for Paramedic (Degree) has been submitted to the Institute for…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Arts Therapist – Proposal Submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Arts…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Occupational Therapist – Standard submitted
The Occupational Therapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Degree Standard for Occupational Therapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Physiotherapist – Standard submitted
The Physiotherapist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Degree Standard for Physiotherapist has been submitted to the Institute for Apprenticeships on 25th…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Operating Department Practitioner – Survey results
The results of the Operating Department Practitioner survey are now in: We had 206 responses, 84% of which had not been involved in the trailblazer…
Weak English and maths skills are an obstacle to progression – at all levels in the healthcare sector
Beyond the Brand is a new Skills for Health report for Health Education England (HEE) on
Apprenticeship Standard for Community Safety Advisor – Consultation open
The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for…
Changes to English and maths requirements for apprentices with LDD
From 29th September 2017 the new minimum English and maths requirements needed to complete an apprenticeship has been adjusted to Entry level 3 functional…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard Prosthetist and Orthotist – drafting standard
The first Trailblazer group meeting took place last Wednesday 4th October to work on developing the new degree apprenticeship standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist. The employer led group had…
Frameworks closing – what next?
At the end of September, the following frameworks closed: Clinical Healthcare Support (2, 3), Dental Nursing (3), Maternity & Paediatric…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Survey results
The results of the Podiatrist survey are now in: We had 409 responses, 95% of which had not been involved in the trailblazer previously. Overall…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in September 2017
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates – Consultation open
The Physician Associate Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associates. To give…
Two Dental Standards submitted
The Dental Trailblazer is pleased to announce that the Standards for Clinical Dental Technician and Oral Health Practitioner have been submitted to the…
How HEE are supporting widening participation
Health Education England is passionate about and has a commitment to widening participation in apprenticeships. Having recently become a member of the nationwide,…
Speech and Language Therapist – Proposal Submitted
We are pleased to announce that employers submitted a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Speech…
Skills for Health’s role in the development of standards
Many of the standards that are being developed for use in the health sector are being facilitated by Skills for Health(SfH), who are…
Apprenticeship Standard for Mammography Associate – Drafting standard
The second meeting of the Mammography Trailblazer group took place in London on 12 September. The meeting was chaired by Lyndsay Kinnear of…
Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist – Survey results
The results of the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist surveys are in: We had a total of 657 responses for the Occupational Therapist survey, 91%…
Confused about how apprenticeship standards relate to professional standards?
Apprenticeship standards are high-level descriptions of the skills, knowledge and behaviours that an apprentice will achieve by the end of their apprenticeship. In the…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Operating Department Practitioner – Consultation open
The Operating Department Practitioner Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Operating…
Apprenticeship Standard for Nursing Associate – Standard published
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer is delighted to announce that the Standard for Nursing Associate has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships. The approved…
Submissions to the Institute for Apprenticeships in August 2017
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Proposals, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships then puts them…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Dietitian – Proposal Approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Dietitian we are delighted…
Apprenticeship Standard for Nursing Associate – Assessment Plan submitted
The Nursing Associate Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the End Point Assessment Plan for the Nursing Associate standard has been submitted to…
Apprenticeship Standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Standard submitted
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer are pleased to announce that the Standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner has been submitted to the Institute for…
Apprenticeship Standard for Clinical Coder – there’s still time to join the Trailblazer group
More employers are being sought to join the Clinical Coding apprenticeship Trailblazer group. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the development of an apprenticeship…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Prosthetist and Orthotist – proposal approved
Further to the submission of a proposal to the Institute for Apprenticeships to develop a degree apprenticeship standard for Prosthetist & Orthotist…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Operating Department Practitioner – drafting standard
The Trailblazer group, Chaired by Victoria Maher from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, has been busy working on the apprenticeship…
Business Admin Apprenticeships
Business administration apprenticeships are popular in the Health Sector. Skills for Health has developed a new guide to help you use the new…
Apprenticeship Standard for Environmental Health Practitioner
A group of stakeholders exploring the potential for a Trailblazer apprenticeship standard for an Environmental Health Practitioner met this week at Public…
Degree Apprenticeship Standard for Podiatrist – Consultation open
The Podiatrist Trailblazer is pleased to announce that it has opened a consultation on a draft Degree Apprenticeship Standard for a Podiatrist. To give maximum…
Apprenticeship Standard for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The Trailblazer group, Chaired by Ann Carter from Essex Partnership University NHS Trust, has been busy working on the apprenticeship standard for…
Speech and Language Therapy – there’s still time to join the TB group
2 SLT teams delivered by small- to medium-sized organisations (with fewer than 50 employees) are being sought to join the SLT apprenticeship…
Trailblazer Guide for Employers
Skills for Health has developed some additional guidance for healthcare employers involved in trailblazers.
Speech and Language Therapist – early discussions
Speech and Language Therapists from across England came together on 17th July to discuss apprenticeships and how the profession might use them…
Apprenticeship Standard for Physician Associate – first meeting
Karen Swindley of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Chaired the first meeting of the Trailblazer group developing the apprenticeship standard for Physician Associate on…
Apprenticeship Standard for Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Survey results
The results of the survey for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Trailblazer are now in: We had 491 fully completed responses from people across all regions…
Submissions to the Institute of Apprenticeships in July 2017
Each month Trailblazer groups make submissions of Expressions of Interest, Standards and Assessment plans to the Institute of Apprenticeships. The Institute of Apprenticeships…
Apprenticeship Standard option for Ambulance Support Worker submitted
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker and the Ambulance Trailblazers are pleased to announce that the Standard for Senior Healthcare Support…