{"id":16018,"date":"2020-07-15T11:37:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=16018"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:37:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:37:57","slug":"new-ou-apprenticeships-to-train-leeds-nurses-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/education-languages-health\/new-ou-apprenticeships-to-train-leeds-nurses-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"New OU apprenticeships to train Leeds nurses of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Open University has joined forces with Leeds Beckett University<\/a> and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust<\/a> to create a new gateway to a career in nursing.<\/p>\n

As part of the Trust\u2019s Future You career development programme, a new apprenticeship route has been launched, providing both experienced and aspiring healthcare workers with the practical skills and qualifications they need to start a new career as a Nursing Associate or Registered Nurse.<\/p>\n

Students on the programme are employed as Trainee Nursing Associates within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will combine study for a Foundation Degree at either The Open University or Leeds Beckett with work placements across a range of specialities.<\/p>\n

This is followed by a year working as a Nursing Associate, developing skills and practice. Students may then progress to the two-year Apprentice Nurse programme, leading to a BSc (Hons) Nursing degree and Registered Nurse status.<\/p>\n

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The first cohort of students will begin in September, with a second intake starting in January 2021. More than one hundred applications have already been received.<\/p>\n

Balvinder Johal, Head of Business Development (Health) at The Open University, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to be part of this exciting collaboration. The OU has a proven track record in educating nurses since 2002. Our learning model is shaped around the needs of our partner employers and our tried and tested online teaching opens up a career in nursing to a wider range of people.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For full details about the programme, entry requirements and how to apply, visit The Open University\u2019s website<\/a> for more information on OU apprenticeships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Open University has joined forces with Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to create a new gateway to a career in nursing. As part of the Trust\u2019s Future You career development programme, a new apprenticeship route has been launched, providing both experienced and aspiring healthcare workers with the practical skills and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[862,1525,1640,2403],"class_list":["post-16018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-languages-health","category-health","tag-faculty-of-wels","tag-news-home","tag-ou-home","tag-wels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}