Monday 1st September – Post – Introduction
It is officially back to school season … which makes it the perfect time to embark on an Apprenticeship!
At the very start of your Career? Looking to take the next step in your career or try something new? Looking to develop or learn new skills? There is an Apprenticeship opportunity to suit everyone at any stage in their career!
The only restrictions to embarking on an Apprenticeship is that you must be over the age of 16 and be employed a minimum of 30 hours per week.
We have a page dedicated to Apprenticeship’s on our website that details the different types of Apprenticeships available within Primary Care, how funding can be accessed, how to get started and more. To access our web page please click here.
Wednesday 3rd September – Post – What Apprenticeship is right for me?
What Apprenticeship is right for you? What skills would you like to build on or develop? Do you have a dream career in mind?
Did you know that completing a series of Apprenticeships could be the route to get you to a career you would never have considered previously? With so many opportunities and endless possibilities it can be difficult to know where to begin! The Skills England Website can be a great place to start!
The Skills England website has a “Search the Apprenticeships” page, where you have access to a full list of available apprenticeships, which can be filtered to find the best fit for you. Topics such as “Business and Administration” and “Health and Science” can be chosen along with selecting the Apprenticeship Level you would be interested in undertaking. A search button is also present on this webpage so that key words such as “Primary Care” can be input. When selecting an Apprenticeship you are interested in, you will then have access to the following information to help you determine if the Apprenticeship is right for you:
- Occupation Summary
- Entry Requirements
- Occupation Duties
- Professional Recognition upon completion
- Route
- Typical Duration
- Regulator Standard/Regulator Body
- Next Steps and more …
To access this page, please click here – https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/
The Skills England website also has a page that allows you access to Occupational Maps, that show you the correct sequence to complete Apprenticeships, to reach your desired career. To access this page, please click here – https://occupational-maps.skillsengland.education.gov.uk/
Thursday 3rd September – Post’s
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Did you know that you can complete a series of Apprenticeships to take you from a Healthcare Support Worker to an Assistant Practitioner? For full details of each step, including other opportunities, please click here – https://occupational-maps.skillsengland.education.gov.uk/maps/progression-map/OCC0216
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Did you know that you can complete a series of Apprenticeships to take you from a Assistant Administrator to a Team Leader? For full details of each step, including other Business Administration opportunities, please click here – https://occupational-maps.skillsengland.education.gov.uk/maps/route/business-administration
Friday 5th September – Information regarding funding
When considering if you should apply for an Apprenticeship, one of the principal factors that may come into mind is, how does the funding work?
Did you know that most GP Practices are eligible for a Levy Transfer which could result in 100% of the Apprenticeship cost being covered? The only cost to your Practice would be releasing you to complete your Apprenticeship during working hours. However, the payoff will be that the Practice will benefit from the vast skill sets its employees develop.
What is a Levy? Is my Practice a Levy paying employer? Find out more here – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy#who-needs-to-pay-apprenticeship-levy
If your employer is Non-Levy paying employer, they can reserve 95% of the apprenticeship cost through government funding. This is called ‘co-investment’. This means Non-levy employers pay 5% towards the cost of apprenticeship training. The government will pay the rest (95%) up to the funding band maximum.
Apprenticeships can also be funded via Levy Transfers; this is when a levy paying employer agrees to fund 100% of the course fees for an apprentice who is employed by a different organisation (either Local or National.)
Do you have any questions regarding Levy Transfers? You can contact Mandy Tuckey – ICS Apprenticeship and Widening Participation Programme Lead at – mandy.tuckey@nhs.net or us at – glicb.pcwc@nhs.net
