Education and training

Our resources can help you navigate a range of training options and provide you with guidance to support your existing and future workforce.
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Develop and grow your NHS workforce

Whether you're looking to upskill existing staff or support long-term workforce planning, our resources can help you navigate a range of education and training opportunities.

Discover apprenticeships, T Levels, specialised education for clinical staff and more, and learn how these routes can help build workforce capability, support career development, and meet the evolving needs of healthcare services.

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Apprenticeships

Guidance for employers on recruiting apprentices.

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T Levels

Find out what T Levels are and what they mean for employers in health and social care.

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Placements

Ideas and approaches for expanding placement capacity for students and learners.

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Preceptorship

The importance of offering quality preceptorship programmes to staff.

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Staff development

Information on career pathways and staff development.

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Advanced practice

Learn more about advanced and enhanced practitioners.

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Work experience

Examples, top tips, and useful resources to equip employers to set up work experience opportunities.

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Students

Explore what employers can do to better support their students on placement.

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Workforce redesign

Find out what workforce redesign is and how it links to the 10 Year Health Plan.

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Latest news

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Dean Royles say priority must now be ensuring these recommendations are implemented effectively and consistently across the NHS.

3 June 2026
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Milburn report into young people and work

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29 May 2026

Your future workforce

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Routes into the NHS

Use this resource to consider the training routes that are available to support your talent pipelines and NHS workforce supply.

13 March 2026
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Your future nurses

Discover different routes to recruit your nursing workforce and increase your nursing supply.

20 September 2023
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Your future midwives

Learn more about the different routes to recruiting your midwifery workforce and ways to increase your midwifery supply.

4 March 2022
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Your future nursing associates

This infographic sets out the different routes available for organisations to train nursing associates and any costs to employers.

29 November 2022
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Your future allied health professionals

This infographic sets out the different routes available for organisations to train allied health professionals.

5 May 2026
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Your future healthcare scientists

Learn more about the different routes to recruiting your healthcare science workforce and ways to increase your healthcare science supply.

12 March 2024

Latest resources

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Case Study

North West Radiotherapy Network pilots successful T Level small team project

The North West Radiotherapy Network works with Digital T Level students to develop an innovative information platform for patients.

20 July 2026
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Improving nurse career progression: actions for leaders

Read our five actions for senior leaders, watch our webinar recording and access case studies that support good and fair employment practice.

14 July 2026
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Guidance

Work experience in the NHS

This guide sets out how NHS organisations can design, deliver and review effective work experience programmes that benefit learners and employers.

2 July 2026
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Guidance

Student placements in the NHS

A guide for employers to grow and diversify placement capacity while delivering high-quality student learning experiences.

1 June 2026
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