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Urgent new information about availability of Modern Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care

Posted on Wednesday 17 February 2010

As you will be aware from previous communications, the Scottish Government last autumn created a number of additional places (1,400 in total) for Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) in Health & Social Care in Scotland, across SVQ Levels 2, 3, 4 and in Leadership & Management for Care Services at Level 4.

We have information that a few of the 1,400 places may still be available and we suggest that employers should now check with their local or preferred training provider to check if this is the case. You should note that any new candidate requires to be registered on the MA by 26 March.

For the full directory of training providers who have been allocated Modern Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care click here.

The directory shows training providers by the geographical area in which they have been awarded contracts to deliver MAs to employers/candidates in that area. It only shows SVQs at Level 2 & 3, but it is possible that training providers may be able to offer the MA in Health and Social Care at SVQ Level 4. You should ask the training provider if this is the case.

In addition, the table shows if the training provider has a contract to deliver the MA in Leadership and Management. This only shows it at SVQ Level 3, but it is in fact an award at SVQ Level 4.

Please note that the MAs are Scottish Government funded. Final decisions on the cost to the employer rests with the training provider, but you should expect that if a charge is made it should be a "relatively small" amount.

For further information see the Workforce Unit Funding Guide

To clarify any issues contact Judith Midgley at judith.midgley@ccpscotland.org or 01786 849752.