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Skills for Care's Department of Health funded Apprenticeship Programme

 

Department of Health have commissioned Skills for Care to carry out a programme of work leading to 1,100 starts in 2009/0. As a part of these activities, we are working in the English regions with employers and providers. Our activities include pilots of domiciliary care, Personal Assistants, males into care, non-care roles in care organisations and progression from Train to Gain to Apprenticeships.

Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care is a post-16 qualification. It is not restricted by age however full public funding is currently guaranteed only for the 16-18 age group. Reduced funding is available for apprentices between 19-24 although funding is generally available and covers the college fees. Funding for apprentices over the age of 25 is sometimes available and although the employer is expected to make a higher contribution.

The Apprenticeship is made up of the following components:

  • A vocational element - NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
  • Knowledge based element - Certificate in Health and Social Care
  • Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 1 (Literacy, Numeracy)
  • Employment Rights and Responsibilities
  • Employer-specific qualification (optional, this can for example be a Dementia Qualification)

We also call the Apprenticeship "Framework" (This refers to Framework 236: Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care)

Advanced Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care is a Level 3 framework, made up of the following components:

  • A vocational element - NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
  • Knowledge based element - Certificate in Health and Social Care
  • Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 2 (Literacy, Numeracy)
  • Employment Rights and Responsibilities
  • Employer-specific qualification (optional, this can for example be a Dementia Qualification)

We also call the Apprenticeship "Framework" (This refers to Framework 236: Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care). Funding and its availability is very similar to that of the Apprenticeships.