Please see the sections below for information and links to various training opportunities.
AHP Practice Educator Training – dates for the year ahead can be found using the link to this sway - Upcoming Practice Educator preparation and development opportunities in Scotland
The National Centre for Remote & Rural Health & Care is delivering a series of online remote and rural learning events with a focus on primary and community care. Sessions are relevant to a wide range of audiences supporting hybrid/remote working and continuous professional development. Some sessions are also relevant to community members.
Support Workforce Learning on the GO! Series
You can access recordings from previous Learning on the GO! sessions on Support Worker Central.
Future events in the Learning on the GO! series are currently in the planning stages. If you have any suggestions for topics you would like to see included in the series, please let us know by completing the short online form.
Wednesday 22nd April, 1330-1430, Strengthening Partnerships: The Refreshed AHP Practice-Based Learning Partnership Agreement 2025 CPD Session
The AHP PrBL partnership agreement exists between NHS Scotland health boards and Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in Scotland who run AHP programmes (excluding University of Stirling Physiotherapy and Podiatry at this time). The refreshed version of this agreement has brought together and replaces the three previous partnership agreements (AHP wide, Scottish Ambulance Service and Paramedic cross sector) into one. This refreshed agreement is now active and available in NHS Scotland territorial and national health boards and within HEIs. This session aims to
Access this event via the AHP Practice-based Learning Virtual Community. If you are not a member please register here: MS Forms Link
Monday 27th April, 1-4:15pm, AHP Support and Supervision Training
These small, interactive, and practical sessions are aimed at supporting AHP supervisees and supervisors, explore the key skills and attributes for effective supervision, practice using the skills in a safe environment and consider how to apply in the practice setting.
The sessions are open to all AHPs (registered AHPs and AHP HealthCare Support Workers), and will be delivered via Microsoft teams.
Register here: AHP Support and Supervision Skills | Turas | Learnt
Tuesday 28th April, 9:30-10:30am, Expanding AHP Student Placement Opportunities in Public Health
Why Attend?
1.Discover potential opportunities for you to integrate Public Health into PrBL
2.Explore new models of PrBL
3.Gain insights from successful examples
Who is it for?
Practice Educators and AHP staff involved in placements or practice-based learning.
Think ahead: What opportunities could you explore in the future to integrate Public Health into student placements?
Access this event via the AHP Practice-based Learning Virtual Community. If you are not a member please register here: MS Forms Link
19th May, 1:30-2:30pm, Interprofessional Education
Join this CPD session to develop your understanding of IPE, its relationship with interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP), and practical ways to facilitate meaningful IPE learning opportunities within practice settings.
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
1. Explain the concept of IPE and distinguish it from shared or multi professional learning
2. Recognise the link between IPE and Interprofessional collaborative practice
3. Have an awareness of the benefits of IPE and IPCP on service user and student outcomes
4. Identify the competencies and capabilities associated with interprofessional practice and how these translate into student IPE learning outcomes in practice settings
5. Identify ways in which you could embed meaningful IPE into everyday practice
Who’s it for? Any practice educators and AHP staff who are supporting students on placements and who want to embed IPE opportunities into the practice setting.
Think ahead: What does interprofessional education mean to you and how is this
different from multi professional learning.
Access this event via the AHP Practice-based Learning Virtual Community. If you are not a member please register here: MS Forms Link
28th May, 1:30-3:00pm, AHP Return to Practice in Scotland Webinar
Save the date. Further information including how to register will follow.
3rd June, 1.30-3.30pm, Peer Assisted Learning Interactive Workshop on Microsoft Teams
Workshops are open to allied health professionals and support workers who:
1. support or are interested in supporting practice-based learning placements for students and
2. have an interest in or would like to learn more about peer assisted learning
Please book here: AHP Peer Assisted Learning online interactive workshop | Turas | Learn.
9th June, 9:30am-12:45pm, AHP Support and Supervision Training
These small, interactive, and practical sessions are aimed at supporting AHP supervisees and supervisors, explore the key skills and attributes for effective supervision, practice using the skills in a safe environment and consider how to apply in the practice setting.
The sessions are open to all AHPs (registered AHPs and AHP HealthCare Support Workers), and will be delivered via Microsoft teams.
Register here: AHP Support and Supervision Skills | Turas | Learn
20th July, 1-4:15pm, AHP Support and Supervision Training
These small, interactive, and practical sessions are aimed at supporting AHP supervisees and supervisors, explore the key skills and attributes for effective supervision, practice using the skills in a safe environment and consider how to apply in the practice setting.
The sessions are open to all AHPs (registered AHPs and AHP HealthCare Support Workers), and will be delivered via Microsoft teams.
Register here: AHP Support and Supervision Skills | Turas | Learn
3rd September, 9:30am-12:45pm, AHP Support and Supervision Training
These small, interactive, and practical sessions are aimed at supporting AHP supervisees and supervisors, explore the key skills and attributes for effective supervision, practice using the skills in a safe environment and consider how to apply in the practice setting.
The sessions are open to all AHPs (registered AHPs and AHP HealthCare Support Workers), and will be delivered via Microsoft teams.
Register here: AHP Support and Supervision Skills | Turas | Learn