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Scottish Apprenticeship Week will be taking place between 2^nd and 6^th of March and provides an opportunity to celebrate the impact that apprenticeships have for individuals, employers, and the wider economy. 

NHS Scotland is actively engaged in supporting apprenticeships across our Health Boards, but we know, from feedback from Board colleagues, that there is still a lack of wider knowledge and understanding of what apprenticeship opportunities are available and how they can be deployed within an NHS environment. Skills Development Scotland (SDS), have offered to host a series of overview sessions for NHS service managers and colleagues leading in workforce planning and development to raise awareness of the frameworks available relevant to roles and career pathways within the health environment.

 The link to each session is as follows and webinars will last for 45 minutes:-  

• 2^nd March 10:00 Generic session providing a general overview of apprenticeships
• 3^rd March 14: 00  Overview of apprenticeships with an Estates & Facilities focus
• 5^th March 10:00   Overview of apprenticeships with an Administrative Services focus
• 6^th March 10: 00  Overview of apprenticeships with a Healthcare Support Worker (clinical) focus

There will be some opportunity at the final session to discuss input into the forthcoming review of the healthcare support worker framework in 2026/27.  This review is a key opportunity for NHS Scotland to inform and influence the apprenticeships available for healthcare support worker roles across NMAHP, and how these align to pre-registration programmes.   

If you have any questions please contact Laura McKie laura.mckie@nhs.scot