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Apprenticeships (NQF) | Health and Social Care, and Health Sciences
Health and Social Care, and Health Sciences

The health and social care sector provides people across the UK with statutory, private and voluntary care services in the three core areas of health, social care and early years. It is a complex, resource-dependent sector, with a rapidly ageing workforce, fast changing priorities and emerging new roles. This has created two imperatives: the need to attract younger individuals into the sector and the need to upskill existing staff.  

Our single package Health and Social Care and Health Sciences Apprenticeships mean easier delivery, less administration, and one-to-one support along the entire process. For the learner, our Apprenticeships in the care sector mean real career opportunities that ensure training and progression can continue after leaving school or college, or at work.

We offer the following qualifications for Health and Social Care Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships:

Apprenticeships  

Health and Social Care Apprenticeship

Health Apprenticeship

Plus:

Please note: Apprentices who are working in Health and undertaking the NVQ in Health and Social Care should continue to undertake the relevant existing Certificate in Health and Social Care as the appropriate underpinning knowledge for those NVQs.

Support Services in Health Care Apprenticeship

 
Advanced Apprenticeships

Health and Social Care Advanced Apprenticeship (Adult or Children and Young People pathways)

  Health Advanced Apprenticeship

Please note: Apprentices who are working in Health and undertaking the NVQ in Health and Social Care should continue to undertake the relevant existing Certificate in Health and Social Care as the appropriate underpinning knowledge for those NVQs.

From 1 September 2010 there will be a new Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship Framework code 287 - please see the attached framework document. This covers both the Level 2 Apprenticeship/Foundation Modern Apprenticeship and the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship/Modern Apprenticeship.

Pharmacy Technicians Advanced Apprenticeship

For full details of the Frameworks, please visit the Sector Skills Council, Skills for Care website.

BTEC Apprenticeships

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