Employers with a pay bill over £3 million each year, pay the apprenticeship levy.
Levy paying employers can spend apprenticeship levy funding on
apprenticeship training and end-point assessment (the assessment of apprentices by an independent organisation, required before they can complete the apprenticeship).
Apprenticeships can also be funded via levy transfers; this is when a levy paying employer agrees to fund the course fees for an apprentice who is employed by a different employer.
In preparation for receiving apprenticeship levy for paying the apprenticeship fees (the organisation employing the apprentice needs to set up a Apprenticeships Digital Service Account (DAS).
Read more about the Apprenticeship Levy and how to access it via the link below
The Fundamentals in General Practice (FGPN) course is available for newly qualified and new to practice nurses (those within the first 12 months of employment) with the course fees being fully funded by NHSE.
Birmingham and Solihull Training Hub allocate the funding each year for courses available at Birmingham City University and Wolverhampton University. This 12-month course includes contact days at the University, alongside online activities and supervised practice with a General Practice Nurse mentor.
All General Practice Nurse skills are covered including immunisation, cytology and ear irrigation. There is a strong focus on consultation, communication and assessment skills as well as chronic disease management, underpinning physiology and motivational interviewing
To find out when the next cohort will be starting and to enquire about places available, please contact us – bsol.traininghub@nhs.net
Lincolnshire Training Hub have successfully been awarded 188 funded places on the General Practice Assistant accredited course for the Midlands. This will be evenly split across the Training Hubs across the region.
See link to the course information
Potential cohorts running in June 2025 and September 2025. See below the process for expressing interest in the next cohorts:
Step 1 – Using EOI link on Lincolnshire Training Hub (LTH) website all learners to submit online form
Step 2- LTH will approve learners on a first come basis, providing they are employed in post as a GP Assistant (GPA)
Step 3- LTH will share approved names with local TH
Step 4- LTH and the University of Derby will ensure learners are enrolled and supported through the process
Please note there is an apprenticeship route too, all information and link to express interest can be viewed on the Lincolnshire Training Hub website
Funding will be available for 25/26 for the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. More details will be shared upon confirmation of funding available.
PNA Training Programme funded by NHS England
The Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) Training Programme is a virtual accredited Level 7 master’s clinical professional development training programme that will run for 10 days but can vary over weeks or months.
The training programme will equip registered nurses with the skills and knowledge to support the mental health and wellbeing of fellow colleagues and improvement of patient care, by equipping individuals to support their fellow colleagues, facilitate restorative clinical supervision in practise, and lead and deliver quality improvement initiatives in response to the service demands and the ongoing changing patient requirements.
The criteria for the PNA training programme requires that you:
• are a registered nurse
• are in a patient facing role
• are Band 5 or above
• already hold an accredited Level 6 qualification (degree or degree equivalent/ top-up accredited Level 6 CPD course)
• have practice manager/ lead nurse approval to be released
Expression of Interest for future PNA cohorts have now closed, but do get in contact with the BSol Training Hub if you have any queries- bsol.traininghub@nhs.net
Frequently Asked Questions
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism aims to provide the social care and health workforce with the right skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate, and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability.
Oliver’s training is delivered in 2 Tiers. Health and Social Care staff need to complete either Tier 1 or Tier 2.
Both tiers consist of 2 parts. The first part of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 is this e-learning module
Everyone will need the e-learning regardless of where they work and the Tier of training they require. It is free to access.
The second part of the training is either a live 1 hour online interactive session for those needing Tier 1, or, a 1-day face to face training for people who require Tier 2. Speak with your employer on how to access the second part of this mandatory training
- Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership: Multi-Agency Training -Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership (lscpbirmingham.org.uk)
- Birmingham Adult Safeguarding Board: Latest news | Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board (bsab.org)
- Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership: Home -Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership (safeguardingsolihull.org.uk)
- Solihull Adult Safeguarding Board: Home -Solihull Safeguarding Adults Board (safeguardingsolihull.org.uk)
If you are based in primary care in Birmingham and Solihull, the BSol ICB Safeguarding team delivers training – these sessions are all advertised in the weekly Primary Care newsletter. To receive this email the Communications team and ask to be added to their emailing list: communications.bsolicb@nhs.net
Nationally funded, the Knowledge and Library Hub is a single gateway for NHS staff and offers an intuitive search experience for quick searches and options for in-depth searches
BSol Training Hub have a designated Knowledge and Library services specialist, who supports the free access to the most up to date trusted evidence and information in primary healthcare.
Take a look at the Hub- NHS Knowledge & Library Hub
