Information for Advisers

Skills for Health has gathered a wide range of resources to help you support individuals as they start or progress their careers in the health sector. Explore the resources below to help you enable people to develop their full potential. 

Information guides from Skills for Health

Qualifications and skills 

  • An overview of qualifications and skills
  • Vocational qualifications
  • Higher Education and tips for supporting individuals who want to access HE learning
  • Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning

Download the guide here

Supporting individuals in their learning 

  • Top tips for exploring health sector career routes
  • The learning process and learning styles
  • How to find information on courses and qualifications
  • Study skills/returning to learning
  • Supporting postgraduate and post registration education
  • Management and leadership, including independent and voluntary sectors
  • Top tips for staff interested in leadership roles and development 

Download the guide here

Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and Personal Development Review (PDR )

  • An overview of the KSF and PDR process
  • Implementing the KSF in the NHS
  • Staff competence and the KSF gateways
  • KSF and developing new roles or new ways of working

Download the guide here

Plus:

How to access Labour market intelligence / information on the health sector, including summaries for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales; research and intelligence data; industry fact sheets and the LMI online learning tool.

Funding information with guides for employers and individuals 

These guides will help you to:

  • understand what range of support and funding is available for information, advice and guidance (IAG)
  • find ways to access specific information and support across the UK
  • make links to national and UK wide information and guidance.

The Employers funding guide covers the latest skills initiatives, public and union funding across the UK and for each country, and other sources of help. It covers potential funding sources linked with initiatives to support recruitment and retention within the health sector and is intended to be used by public, independent and third sector organisations. Explore it to find out more on a wide array of topics such as:

  • Apprenticeships
  • NHS Bursaries
  • Graduate recruitment schemes / internships
  • European and Regional funding
  • Union Learning Fund
  • Funding initiatives

The Individuals guide details potential sources of information and funding for both those individuals considering a career in healthcare and for individual members of staff to support their learning and development plans.  It therefore covers funding in three ways: funding to start your healthcare career; funding to become an assistant or registered healthcare worker; and funding for a registered healthcare professional or graduate.  Explore the guide to find out more on topics such as:

  • Careers services across the UK and for each country
  • Support from unions in the UK
  • Bursaries, scholarships and awards
  • Government grants for Higher Education
  • Charitable Trusts
  • Professional Associations
  • Postgraduate funding
 

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