London ERN June 4th 2018 Shan Aguilar-Stone Email: aguilar-stones@csp.org.uk Twitter: @sas1933

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeships What is it? registered non-medical health and care professions experienced clinicians - supported by employer ACP as an occupational role - knowledge, skills and behaviours include clinical practice, management and leadership, education and research structured, supported development route into an advanced practice role, funded by their employer  underpinned by MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice enables clinicians to undertake a Master’s degree part-time while practicing minimum of 20% off-the-job learning from a full-time job role   end-point assessment - 20 credits

If you are an employer consider staffing plans staffing requirements workforce sustainability and career progression opportunities clarity on/make the case based on fulfilment of skills/workforce development needs remuneration of ACP apprentices apprenticeship lead backfill arrangements for ACP apprentices’ ‘off-the-job’ learning collaboration activity with other employers influence STP - new workforce pipeline and approach to workforce development - collaboration, procurement processes, economies of scale discussions with HEIs - service delivery and workforce development needs - content and structure of learning provision (e.g. ‘off-the-job’ learning) and support for apprentices’ learning - staff development

If you are a clinician consider is this a potential opportunity for you making the case for developing workforce capacity/capability in sustainable, responsive ways making the case for delivery of modules to meet particular physiotherapy workforce needs could you support delivery - what time/support would you need could you contribute to development and design of modules

If you are an education provider consider the value and issues is your institution on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and Register of End-point Assessment Organisation apprenticeship unit discussions with employers existing ACP provision -workforce need (locally and potentially further afield), - particular services and specialties, - range of professions professions (including physiotherapy adaption of existing ACP mapping against the four domains and KSBs in the ACP apprenticeship standard integration of end-point assessment existing modules

If you are an education provider consider (cont) developing new modules - relevance to changing workforce needs; identify priority areas implications of the 20-credit end-point assessment the minimum 20% ‘off-the-job’ learning economies of scale and practical issues relating to meeting particular workforce needs value of making collaborative arrangements links with colleagues in your institution in other disciplines (outside health and care) engaged in degree apprenticeships - how you can tackle common issues together and share learning engage with Council of Deans of Health project to support ACP developments  

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeships Key messages opportunity to use the ACP apprenticeship to meet workforce development needs.   new way to access career progression AND a new way for employers and universities to strengthen collaboration to develop the workforce in response to changing population, patient, service and job role needs.   if physiotherapists don’t use ACP apprenticeship, others will

Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeships Strengths Signed off for delivery Means of spending levy money Recognised within the ACP framework Challenges Timescale for delivery T&C for apprentice tbc Local HEI unable to provide key clinical learning opportunity   Opportunities Career pathway HEIs collaboration – CoD looking to facilitate Sustain FCP development Consultant level apprenticeship Threats Tariff £12k AHP numbers – economies of scale Procurement  

What is your burning question related to apprenticeships?  

Overview of Apprenticeships L3, L5-6   An apprenticeship is a work-focused, structured programme of learning that provides employees with the technical knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to become high performing in the workplace. …are available for a range of occupations and at a range of educational levels, from GCSE up to degree levels including post-graduate …can apply to new employees or existing employees who would benefit from acquiring new knowledge and skills …must be a real job within the organisation and must align to an Institute for Apprentices (DfE) approved Apprenticeship (now a protected title) …must last for a minimum of 12 months with an ‘end point assessment

Physiotherapy degree apprenticeship – The CSP’s role Sharing our expectations to inform development of the apprenticeship standards and assessment plans Acting as a ‘critical friend’, seeking to ensure the quality of the learning experience/outcomes is upheld Promoting awareness, understanding and engagement Developing confidence in the degree apprenticeship as a new route into the profession  

Physiotherapy degree apprenticeship – CSP activity to date   CSP position statement on apprenticeships – currently under review, given the pace of developments since December 2016 Direct input to the physiotherapy trailblazer group and assessment sub-group Encouraging member engagement at each key stage Working with AHP colleagues and the HCPC on how we exercise our respective quality assurance and enhancement roles

Future developments??? Level 8 consultant apprenticeships – need to clearly articulate difference between ACP and Consultant roles Uptake of Level 7 academic professional – learning & teaching, and research pathways.

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Future reading and resources CSP (2016) the CSP Position Statement on Apprenticeships. http://www.csp.org.uk/documents/csp-position-statement- apprenticeships CSP (2018) CSP evidence to the Education Select Committee, Apprenticeships Inquiry. http://www.csp.org.uk/documents/csp-evidence-education-select-committee-apprenticeships-inquiry Department for Education (2018) Apprenticeship funding: how it works https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work/apprenticeship-levy-how-it-will-work HEE Apprenticeship Procurement Toolkit http://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2018/05/apprenticeship-procurement-toolkit Skills for Funding Agency (2017) Apprenticeship funding: rules and guidance for employers https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605004/EMPLOYER_RULES_V2_FINAL.pd f Skills for Health https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/ Skills for Health. Level 3 Senior Health care Support Worker https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/?s=physiotherapy&lvl=all Skills for Health Level 5 Assistant Practitioner - https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/?s=&lvl=level-5&sec=health-and-science Standards for Level 6 and 7 https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/physiotherapist-degree/ https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/advanced-clinical-practitioner-degree/