Growing your Practice through Apprenticeships

Sarah Gooch and Sallyann Woodthorpe

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What are Apprenticeships?• An Apprenticeship is a framework of nationally recognised qualifications

that combine work-based training and formal education. • Skills for Health are responsible for identifying the relevant Health

Apprenticeship Frameworks for the NHS. • Apprenticeships are delivered at levels two and three, and in some areas

levels four and five:• Level two: Intermediate Apprenticeship – equivalent to 5 A*-C GCSEs• Level three: Advance Apprenticeship – equivalent to 2 A levels• Level four and five: Higher Apprenticeship - equivalent to a foundation

degree

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Why Apprenticeships?• Support the band 1-4 workforce (Talent for Care & Widening Participation) • Get in, get on, go further• Gain an educated & trained workforce, and tackle skills shortages• Funding available for course fees (plus grant) but will need to pay salary• Provides minimum, nationally recognised, accredited qualification• Tried and tested way to attracting people with fresh new ideas • Re-train or up-skill existing or “returning” employees• Learning is often “in the workplace”; minimal disruption maximum impact• Apprenticeships and flexible and can be tailored to specific business needs• Can provide a current skilled workers and a talent pipeline

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• The staff in bands 1-4 make up around 40 per cent of the NHS’s 1.3 million workforce, responsible for an estimated 60 per cent of direct patient contact. However, this group receives only around 5 per cent of the whole training budget. Apprenticeships are a way for training this key group of employees.

• 92%* of employers who employ apprentices believe that Apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce

• One in five employers* are hiring more apprentices to help them through the tough economic climate. 41% say that their apprentices make a valuable contribution to the business during their training period, while a further third (33%) report that apprentices add value within their first few weeks (or even from Day One);

• Over three-quarters* of companies with apprentices expect apprenticeships to play a bigger part in their recruitment policy in the future

*Data compiled by the National Apprenticeship Service

Benefits of Apprenticeships:

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Apprenticeships Available • There are around 350 apprentice frameworks available • Skills for Health have identified that there are over 100 jobs that could be

linked to an apprenticeship with over 80 frameworks to choose• Frameworks that tend to be used within Primary Care are:

– Customer Service– Business Administration– Health Care Support– Health and Social Care– Dispensary – Supervisory and Management

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• HEEoE / CCG will also assist with gaining a training provider and provide course funding (as long as learner meets the criteria).

• HEEoE / CCG will also provide support with grant application• National Apprenticeship Minimum wage is currently £2.73 per hour for

apprentices aged 16 to 18 and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year. Over this age is National Minimum Wage:

How Apprenticeship Funding Works

Year 21 and over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice*

2014 (current rate) £6.50 £5.13 £3.79 £2.73

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How funding works

They will chose a training provider which meets the

needs of your business

You employ your apprentice and are

responsible for paying their wage

You may be eligible for a £1500 grant to help

with support costs (up to 5 apprentices)

the grants do not have to be paid back

Funding helps cover the training costs of

your apprentice; paid directly to your

training provider.

Aged 16-18 training costs are paid by the govt. Known as Fully

Funded.

Aged 19+, training costs are paid by HEEoE as long as the learner meets

the criteria.

Struggling with funding? Your chosen training provider or HEEoE or CCG will always work with you to advise you on bids and funding. They will also inform you of any additional training

funding that may be available to you.

Contact a WPO or HEEoE to

discuss apprenticeship

training

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Workshop Exercise

– This task will help you understand more about the costs of apprenticeships, funding schemes from the government and restrictions on this funding.

– Please refer to the instruction sheets which have been placed on each of the 5 tables in order to complete the task.

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Thank you for participating!

“Invest in your apprentice and don’t rely on government funding. Government funding is important but it is usually not enough on its own to

support high quality apprenticeships. It is much better to think of the governments funding as investment that will sit alongside your own. Much of your investment will come in terms of employment, on the job training,

paying a wage and mentoring within the business. Don’t feel that the funding from the government sets limits to what you can do with your

apprentice. You get out what you put in!”

David Way, former CEO, National Apprenticeship Service

A final thought . . .