1. London ERN June 4th 2018 Shan Aguilar-Stone

2. 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 credits

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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  

7. 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

8. 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

9. What is your burning question related to apprenticeships?

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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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15. Future reading and resources
CSP (2016) the CSP Position Statement on Apprenticeships. apprenticeships CSP (2018) CSP evidence to the Education Select Committee, Apprenticeships Inquiry. Department for Education (2018) Apprenticeship funding: how it works HEE Apprenticeship Procurement Toolkit Skills for Funding Agency (2017) Apprenticeship funding: rules and guidance for employers f Skills for Health Skills for Health. Level 3 Senior Health care Support Worker Skills for Health Level 5 Assistant Practitioner - Standards for Level 6 and 7