Vital role of NHS apprenticeships highlighted across North East and Yorkshire

Earn, learn and make a difference with an NHS apprenticeship. Our apprenticeships offer routes into many of the more than 350 NHS careers through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning. 

What you need to know about NHS apprenticeships

• Many NHS employers will pay you more than the minimum wage
• If you are aged 16 to 18 or 19+ and in your first year of an apprenticeship, the minimum you should receive is £5.28 an hour (the National Minimum Wage for apprentices)
• Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete 
• Anyone over the age of 16 can do one
• Over a week, you're likely to spend the equivalent of four days on work placement and one day at a training centre or college
• You'll develop your skills, including English and maths
• You'll gain a competence qualification (based on what you can do in the workplace) and a knowledge qualification, or a qualification combining both

New data published for National Apprenticeship Week shows that more than 4,600 people embarked on an apprenticeship with the NHS in the North East and Yorkshire during 2022/23 – a staggering 25% increase compared to pre-Covid levels.

The NHS is the nation’s biggest trainer of apprentices, with more than 20,000 starting last year across England. Apprenticeships offer routes into more than 350 NHS careers, meaning people can “earn while they learn” – working for their local NHS, but without having to go to university first.

For further insight and inspiration, please check out some of our region's current apprentices in a multitude of areas;