BAPO Admin

NHS England is pleased to announce that to help grow the prosthetics and orthotics workforce we are offering approx. 20 training support grants nationally to employers of £8,300 (per apprentice, per year for three years) for the following apprenticeship programmes if started in 2023/24:

• Level 6 Prosthetist and orthotist degree apprenticeship
• Level 3 Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician apprenticeship (where this leads to future progression of the learner onto the level 6 Prosthetist and orthotist degree apprenticeship)

To apply for this funding please complete the request for funding request form here – https://forms.office.com/e/PkFW7FrdWd

​Please note that neither you (the employer), nor NHS England, are committing to anything at this point in time. Employers are advised to wait for confirmation from NHS England as to which training posts will be awarded funding before enrolling candidates on programme. Please read the attached funding guidance in full before completing the funding request form.

This EOI will close on the 1st October 2023. Employers will be informed in the first week of October if they are successful in securing the funding.

P0 Apprenticeship – Employer Funding Guidance

Sue has held senior leadership roles in the not-for-profit sector for many years, most recently working in housing and before that she was CEO of Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service. She has an MBA from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and she has a keen interest in ensuring equal access to services for people with vulnerabilities and complex needs. Sue also has Board level experience and is currently Vice Chair of the Board of Dumfries & Galloway College and previously chaired a national homelessness charity. Sue’s priorities in her interim role at BAPO are to deliver the recommendations of the form and function review to ensure BAPO is in a strong position to deliver excellence for its members.