Data Apprenticeships for the NHS and Healthcare Professionals

About our programmes

Data has the potential to reshape health and social care in the UK. Patient outcomes can be improved through the insight and intelligence that data can provide if the workforce has the skillset to take advantage of the opportunity. Analysis of data can speed diagnosis and research and deliver more efficient service planning. When applied to operational efficiencies, data can save staff time and save care services money, which can be reinvested in patient care.

Cambridge Spark is proud to be delivering data and AI apprenticeships that provide the NHS workforce with the skills needed to reshape health and social care with data. Working with a range of partners, including the NHS Leadership Academy, Microsoft, AnalystX and HDR UK, every NHS employee has an opportunity to develop the data and AI skills they need to succeed.

From building data literacy in Excel, through to earning a MSc-level qualification in artificial intelligence, the Cambridge Spark apprenticeship suite empowers the data transformation of every NHS organisation.

Delivered through EDUKATE.AI, Cambridge Spark's patented online learning platform for data, our programmes are developing the skills of the NHS workforce to take advantage of the opportunities that data offers.

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"We recognise that digital and data skills are extremely important in the NHS and can pose a barrier for some staff. As well as addressing this skills gap, the Cambridge Spark NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship programme describes learning which aligns with our Trust values and the values in the NHS Constitution."

Lesley Cradduck, Apprenticeship Centre Manager at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

"I feel apprenticeships have been stigmatised as a second-rate alternative to a university degree. But having completed a master’s degree and now approaching the completion of my apprenticeship, I can confidently say that this mode of education is far better suited to the real-world application of skills. The opportunity to learn through work-related projects, with the guidance of experienced professionals, is invaluable and has exceeded my expectations."

Alwin Raju, Senior Clinical Informatics Pharmacist at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

"I often felt disempowered seeing so much data around us but not being able to make good use of it. My core motivation has always been to help improve as many lives as I possibly can. A solid understanding of data can help me do just that, on a much larger scale."

Rishi Ramessur, Ophthalmologist & Digital Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital

"The course has made me start to think analytically about the data: why we are using it, who it is for, what is the impact. It has got me talking to lots of different departments and using data in different ways."

Chloe Giles, Data Compliance Administrator

"My whole outlook has changed. Now I start to think of how to categorise data as we’re collecting it and why we’re sending data. I can now see the different ways to best communicate with and present data to different types of people."

Madhavi Thatikonda, Administrator at Sundridge Medical Practice

Apprentices will submit assignments on EDUKATE.AI®, Cambridge Spark’s patented AI-powered learning and development platform built for AI and data science education.

Real-life applications - Assignments apply skills to real-world problems, simulating a data science environment in a range of sectors

Instant feedback on code - Learners submit code and receive feedback instantly, helping them develop their skills and improve the quality of their code without waiting for a tutor.

Fully personalised - Learners receive personalised exercises and reading recommendations based on the code they submit

Our programmes are delivered as an apprenticeship to learners in England, to allow access to Levy funding and allow our learners to gain a recognised qualificatio.

For learners outside of England or who are not eligible for an apprenticeship, we can delivered tailored programmes outside of the Levy.

Apprenticeships are a long-term training commitment which seek to support people into the workforce and upskill existing UK-based employees within an organisation, enabling employers to foster a workforce consisting of highly-skilled and highly-engaged talent.

Our apprenticeships include aa minimum of 6 hours per week off-the-job training, enabling a blended approach between theory and practical learning.

The UK government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme came into effect in April 2017 as a way to drive investment in strengthening the country’s skills base.

All NHS organisations with annual staff costs of over £3m have to pay 0.5% of their salary bill into a ring-fenced apprenticeship levy pot. The money is collected monthly via PAYE and must be spent within 24 months and used for training on approved apprenticeship schemes (such as the suite of data apprenticeships we offer the NHS).

Off-the-job training is defined as learning undertaken outside of the day-to-day work duties and during the apprentice’s normal working hours.

Our off-the-job training is delivered on a flexible basis and can be carried out at the apprentice’s place of work or home.

The 6 hours per week, minimum, off-the-job training provides learners with the time to focus and develop the required skills, knowledge and behaviours to complete the programme and reach occupational competence.

Managers will need to ensure apprentices achieve their planned off-the-job training hours and work on their project portfolio.

We also encourage managers to have regular one-to-one meetings with apprentices to catch up on how they are progressing and to join the apprentice and their coach for thirty minutes every 3-4 months for a general catch up about the programme.

Data and AI Apprenticeships for NHS and Healthcare Professionals

A full-stack data skills solution tailored to healthcare

About our programmes

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Our next enrolment deadline: 25th October 2024

CASE STUDY:Building essential data and leadership skills in the NHS

Level 7 AI and Data Science Apprenticeship

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Lesley Cradduck, Apprenticeship Centre Manager at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship

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Cambridge Spark is excited to unveil the pioneering Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship!

Alwin Raju, Senior Clinical Informatics Pharmacist at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship

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Rishi Ramessur, Ophthalmologist & Digital Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Level 4 AI Transformation Specialist Apprenticeship

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Chloe Giles, Data Compliance Administrator

Level 4 Digital Product Manager Apprenticeship

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Madhavi Thatikonda, Administrator at Sundridge Medical Practice

Level 3 NHS Data Citizen Apprenticeship

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Accelerated learning on EDUKATE.AI

The Experiential Learning Process

Learning

Interactive Workshops

Experimentation

Practice on EDUKATE.AI®

Application

Work-based Projects

Unparalleled Learning Support

Cambridge Spark Faculty

EDUKATE.AI

Data Mentor

Learner Success Coach

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CASE STUDY:
Building essential data and leadership skills in the NHS