NHS Suffolk embraces National Apprenticeship Week 1st – 5th February 2010

NHS Suffolk is embracing apprenticeships as one method to encourage young people to consider a career in this diverse organisation.

We aim to create 8 apprenticeship training places across NHS Suffolk for 16-18 year olds in areas as diverse as Estates and Facilities, Pathology and Business Administration. This is a small start but we hope to have these young people on board before the end of March and to build on this in future years.

The County Workforce Group is working with NHS organisations across Suffolk to plan their workforce to ensure that staff have the skills required to deliver high quality patient care. A crucial part of this work is to ensure that young people join the NHS to take it forward in the 21st Century.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week NHS Managers will receive information to help them identify how Apprenticeships can bring added value to their staff teams either by allowing existing staff to gain nationally recognised qualifications or by developing training placements in their staff teams.

A significant number of staff are currently undertaking apprenticeship programmes and NHS Suffolk is planning a county wide awards ceremony due to take place in the summer to celebrate the achievements of learners. The winners of various categories will go forward to a regional award ceremony that is due to take place in November.

Anyone interested in taking part in any of these initiatives please contact:
[email protected]

For more information about NHS Suffolk visit www.suffolk.nhs.uk