East Midlands Ambulance Service

A new and growing Apprenticeship Programme

Peter Burnett

Skills for Health Lead

Skills Pledge

• EMAS will support all its employees to develop their ‘functional’ skills– Numeracy – Literacy, – Relevant, valuable qualifications to at least Level 2, – includes levels 3, 4 and management and leadership.

• Ensure that all staff are skilled, competent and able to make a full contribution to the success of the organisation.

• Paul Philips signed the Skills Pledge in April 2008.

 

Main targets for ‘skills development’ are: 

• 95% of EMAS workforce to have basic skills in functional literacy and numeracy

• 90% of EMAS workforce to have gained a level 2 qualification

• Shift the balance of intermediate skills from level 2 to level 3

• Increase the number of Apprenticeships offered by EMAS     

• Work towards 40% of the EMAS Workforce to have achieved a higher education qualification at level 4 and above.

• Expansion of the number of apprentices available across the Trust in both the operational and support functions of the service.

• Roll out the apprentice scheme across the organisation

• Where possible to recruit all new staff as apprentices.

EMAS and

EMAS and

• A cost effective approach to workforce planning.

• It allows EMAS to recruit and develop staff in line with the Trusts working practices and future goals.

• Up skill our workforce and provide them with recognised, accredited qualifications

• Enable staff to progress throughout their career.

Apprentices

• 6 currently– IT admin and help

desk (2)– Organisational

learning (2)– Admin HR (1)– Risk and governance

Admin(1)

• Future plans – 2-6 in Fleet– Exploring Operational

opportunities'