Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are designed to help employers build a workforce with future ready skills and individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career.
Apprenticeships can be used for current staff development and to recruit and develop new staff.
On this page you will find apprenticeship options, webinars and events, funding information, updates and links to resources. You can also explore how we support individual applications, as outlined in our Apprenticeship Process Guide.
If you have any questions please contact the Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary Care Training Hub (L&SCPCTH) Apprenticeship Team on [email protected]
Apprenticeship Programmes
Apprenticeships are Employer-led programmes. The contractual relationship is between the employer and the education provider. L&SC PCTH provide support to Primary Care Employers with regard to:
Representation of Primary Care apprenticeships at a strategic level for procurement/funding opportunities/levy sharing/ICB priorities
Reporting at regional/national levels
Promotion of Primary Care roles/apprenticeships.
We also support individual applications and provide advice on queries and issues. Please see our Apprenticeships Process Guide for more information.
Apprenticeship News and Events
ACP Training Grant Sep 2025 – March 2026 is now open for applications
Development Pathways for AHPs via the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship
NHS England launches 10 AHP Enhanced Practice Apprenticeship Schemas.
Professionals will access the apprenticeship pathways to train to deliver a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills and knowledge across four areas of practice; clinical, leadership and management, education and research. To find out more about the AHPs who can now access the ECP apprenticeship, click here.
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Apprenticeship
University of Cumbria Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Employer Information Event
Grow Your Own
An apprenticeship requires the apprentice to achieve specific new knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs). The KSBs are outlined for each apprenticeship within the Apprenticeship Standard. All Apprenticeship Standards can be found here.
- Using apprenticeships to support workforce supply – NHS Employers
- The Value of Apprenticeships in Health and Care – NHS Employers
- ESFA Apprenticeship Rules and Guidance for Employers – All Employers must read, agree to, and keep up to date with the ESFA Apprenticeship Funding Rules. The Rules cover various stages in the application process, apprenticeship journey and potential changes along the way, making it a really useful guide for employers. The latest version is available here
- NHSE Apprenticeship Finance Webinars – Designed for employers. Please use this link for more information and to book a place.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Primary Care and Social Care Apprenticeship Tuition and DAS Account Guide
Skills for Health Apprenticeships Key Resources
- Website
- Implementation Toolkit
- Developing an apprenticeship strategy
- Pathways
- ‘Off-the-job training’ Guide April 2023
DfE Diversify your Workforce through Apprenticeships April 2024 webinar
Supporting your Apprentice
- Supporting Your Apprentice (Includes Mentoring, performance reviews and wellbeing) Supporting your apprentice (apprenticeships.gov.uk)
- Improving the Apprentice Experience – Learning and Work Institute Manager’s Guide
- Support for Apprentices with a Learning Difficulty or Disability – Guidance document
Practice Manager’s Perspective – Nursing and Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Apprentice Feedback – Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Apprentice Feedback – Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Apprentice Feedback – Associate Project Manager
Irwell Medical Practice – Benefits of the Nursing Associate Role
It is widely recognised that the ‘grow your own’ approach is valuable to attract, train and recruit people local to the respective organisation and to improve the diversity of those trained. Apprenticeships by their nature will do just this, so are important in our approach to improving the Allied Health Professions workforce supply and sustainably. To support the ambition and growth of AHP apprenticeships, NHSE have created two quick access guides:
Development options for AHPs via the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship: NHSE have launched 10 AHP Enhanced Practice Apprenticeship Schemas. Professionals will access the apprenticeship pathways to train to deliver a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills and knowledge across four areas of practice; clinical, leadership and management, education and research. To find out more about the AHPs who can now access the ECP apprenticeship, click here.
Please view our New Recruit Apprenticeship Guide
NHSE are continuing to support funded access to Online Revision and Online Examinations in Functional Skills Level 1 and Level 2 in English, Maths and ICT. This is available to all Primary Care staff. See flyer for further details.
NHSE has a Corporate Membership on behalf of the NHS to the Association of Apprentices. The association work with employers and providers to offer enhanced experiences for their apprentices through our community, with peer-to-peer networking, learning and support. Employers are encouraged to consider this for their apprentices. There is no cost to the employer or the apprentice. Further information and registration instructions are available via this link.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Apprenticeship Awards
2023 & 2024
Let's Celebrate Together!
If you have an amazing apprentice you wish to celebrate by sharing a few words as recognition for their hard work, or you are an apprentice and wish to highlight someone who has helped you, please email the L&SCPCTH Apprenticeship Team, and we can Tweet about them via @LSC_TH and share your feedback/story on our website.