Resources
Apprenticeship Standards Series
The Apprenticeship Standards Factsheets show the variety of apprenticeships available in occupations such as Nursing, Ambulance Services, Allied Health Professions, Radiography and Healthcare Science. Click on the below links to find out more about a particular area. Our Pathways Tool also shows the variety of apprenticeships available in each of these areas. You may also find IfATE’s Occupational Maps useful.
If you would like to find out more about levels of apprenticeships and their equivalent educational level, visit gov.uk’s Become an Apprentice page.
- Accounts/Finance -
- Allied Health Professions Occupations -
- Ambulance Services Occupations -
- Business and Administration support -
- Dental -
- Education and Learning -
- Facilities and Estates (Hard) -
- Facilities and Estates (Soft) -
- Facilities and Estates Management -
- Facilities and Estates Sustainability -
- Healthcare Science Occupations -
- HR&OD - The People Professions -
- Leadership and Management -
- Maternity -
- Nursing Occupations -
- Pharmacy -
- Primary Care Nursing -
- Public Health -
- Radiography Occupations -
- Wellbeing & Psychology Professions -
Case Studies
We have published a number of case studies providing insight into apprenticeships from both the apprentice and employer viewpoint, other areas including delivering quality and primary care as well as T-Levels and other programmes. You can use the search tool above to view and download our case studies. This search tool shows results for case studies listed anywhere on HASO.
You can search for specific individuals, employers or courses. You are welcome to download, share or print any of the case studies we’ve posted on HASO.
FAQ Section
Click here to visit our FAQ section.
There are three categories in this section:
I want to be/I am an apprentice I am an employer/manager
FAQ Videos
Career Starter Apprenticeships
The Department for Education (DfE), in partnership with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), have launched a new initiative, Career Starter Apprenticeships. This initiative aims to raise young people’s awareness of apprenticeship opportunities.
Many apprenticeships are a great opportunity for those looking for their first role after leaving full-time education. Learn more about some of the career starter apprenticeships by clicking on the links below. These packs include case studies, details about day-to-day activities, salaries and durations.
- Business Administration
- Catering
- Cyber Security or Digital Support Technician
- Data / Software
- Dental Nurse
- Digital Technician
- Early Years Educator
- Electrician
- Engineering
- Freight Forwarding
- Healthcare
- Horticulture or Landscaping
Visit gov.uk’s Career Starter page for further information.
You can also check out some of the Career Starter case studies:
- Meet Abbey, a dental nurse, who will tell you about the role and the qualifications needed.
- Meet Millie, promoted to a medical assistant with Royal Devon NHS Trust.
- Meet Alex, who has transformed her career by rotating through lots of different medical teams.
- Meet Chris, who recently qualified through the dental nurse apprenticeship programme with Tempdent.
- Meet Tamzin, a cyber security apprentice working towards becoming a chief technical officer.
- Meet Amber, an apprentice at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
You can check out our FAQ section if you have queries about apprenticeships.
You can also visit our Job Families Section. This section lets you view Apprenticeship Standards in the context of the job families to which they belong such as Nursing or Healthcare Science. You can use this section to view a variety of apprenticeships, guidance and case studies.
You can visit the Get the Jump. This site gives details on T Levels, apprenticeships, traineeships, and Higher Technical Qualifications.
Infographics Printables and More
You are welcome to download, share or print any of the resources we’ve posted on HASO.
- Grow your own -
- How to fund the salary of apprentices -
- Mandating Qualifications in apprenticeships: Short Guide -
- Principles for Developing an Apprenticeship Strategy -
- Quick Guide to the Terminology -
- Short Guide - Off the Job Training -
- Taking on an Apprentice: Short Guide -
- Tips for Employers - How to prepare for an apprentice -
6 Tips
- 6 tips for getting ready to welcome your apprentice
- 6 tips for applying for an apprenticeship
- 6 tips for the first few days of your apprenticeship
- 6 tips on reaching the end of your apprenticeship
- 6 tips for applying for your next job
- 6 Tips for Developing an apprenticeship strategy
- 6 Tips on Apprenticeship Funding
Printables
General
- Apprentice Guide to Quality Apprenticeships (IfATE) -
- Apprenticeship Levy - The NHS Apprenticeship Levy Study: The 2022 edition (February 2023) -
- Apprenticeship Planning Tools - Costing Tools -
- Apprenticeship Support Centre - gov.uk -
- Bridging Programme - HEE Bridging Programme Employer Guidance -
- Content writing guideline for HASO -
- Conversations with your board about apprenticeships -
- Department for Education - Apprenticeship & Levy Statistics -
- Education and Skills Funding Agency - Funding Rules -
- Education and Skills Funding Agency - How to register & use the apprenticeship service as an employer -
- Education and Skills Funding Agency - The Levy -
- EDI - NHS equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) improvement plan -
- Employ an apprentice for your business: step by step - gov.uk -
- End-point assessment guide for apprentices 2024 -
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Toolkit and Strategy - IfATE -
- Estates and Facilities Toolkit -
- Flexible Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care - Manual -
- Improving apprentice experience - Learning and Work Institute -
- Initial assessment to recognise prior learning (gov.uk) -
- Making AHP Apprenticeships Happen - Guides -
- National Functional Skills Employer Guide -
- Off-the-job training flowchart -
- Off-the-job training top 5 myths -
- Recruit and retain young people toolkit - NHS Employers -
- Routes into the NHS Infographic - NHS Employers -
- Royal College of Midwives - Apprenticeships -
- Skills for Life: It all starts with skills -
- Social Mobility Commission Toolkit -
- Supernumerary Status -
- The value of apprenticeships in the NHS - NHS Employers -
- Trailblazers - Find out about the Apprenticeship standard development process -
- Transferring Funds FAQs -
- Understanding apprenticeship benefits and funding -
- Welfare & Wellbeing in the Apprenticeship – IfATE -
Resource packs
Access and download our handy apprenticeship resource packs below.
Levels of apprenticeship – apprenticeships range from level 2 to level 7, discover the equivalent educational level (eg GCSE, A Level).
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Degree) - Information Pack -
- Ambulance Support Worker – Information pack -
- Assistant Practitioner (Health) - information pack -
- Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) (Integrated Degree) - information pack -
- Dental Nurse (integrated) -
- Diagnostic Radiographer - Information pack -
- Dietitian (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship – Information pack -
- Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Midwife (Degree) NMC 2019 Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Occupational Therapist (Degree) – Information pack -
- Operating Department Practitioner Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Paramedic (Degree) Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Peer Worker Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Physiotherapist (Degree) Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Podiatrist (Degree) Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Prosthetist and Orthotist (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship - Information pack -
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Information pack -
- Registered Nurse Degree (NMC 2018) - Information pack -
- Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Information pack -
- Speech and Language Therapist (Degree) - Information pack -
- Therapeutic Radiographer (integrated degree) - Information pack -