- University of Sheffield apprentices are making a major contribution to frontline NHS services and helping to close the skills gap in South Yorkshire and across the UK.
- A total of 110 Nursing Associates completed their apprenticeships at the University's Health Sciences School providing vital care for the critically ill in local hospitals, hospices and GP surgeries - well above the national completion rate.
- The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre has trained more than 1,700 apprentices, working with more than 450 businesses from across the South Yorkshire region and beyond since it opened in 2013.
- Apprenticeships at the AMRC Training Centre are developed and delivered with industry for industry, enabling employers to respond to needs and changes and ensuring skill levels are maintained within their workforces.
More people have achieved nursing apprenticeships at the University of Sheffield compared to the national average for England, according to figures released ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February 2022).
The statistics show that despite the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 110 Nursing Associates completed their apprenticeships at the University - with an achievement rate of 80 per cent, which is much higher than the national average (estimated at 60 per cent).
The dedicated apprentices have each completed 3,000 hours of learning and more than 2,000 hours of work placements in local hospitals, GP surgeries, hospices and with community healthcare providers over the two year programme, which continued throughout the pandemic.
Many of the students directly cared for the critically ill during their work placements, providing vital support to the local healthcare workforce in South Yorkshire, despite the challenges they faced during extremely difficult times.
The University of Sheffield was specially selected as the education provider for Trainee Nursing Associate Apprenticeships across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw back in 2018, providing a progression route into graduate-level nursing many students would previously not have thought possible.
The role has been introduced to help build the capacity of the local nursing workforce and deliver high-quality care while supporting registered nurses and wider-disciplinary teams to focus on more complex clinical duties.
