Education & Training

Your HPCA Education & Training team are passionate, inclusive, and here to help!

There are lots of benefits to learning something new – the practice of lifelong learning can improve our confidence and allow us to adapt effectively to new situations and opportunities.

Our tried and tested education resources will provide instant learning impact to your organisational workforce – building capability and capacity with confidence.

By working in partnership with your organisation you will:

  • have access to a range of education resources aimed at driving personal and professional development in project and change management
  • be given structured support and guidance to ensure successful engagement and implementation
  • delivered at a pace that works for you and your organisational development priorities

Apprenticeships Programmes

There has never been a better time to enrol onto an apprenticeship! Regardless of grade or role, there should not be a time in your career when you aren’t considering an apprenticeship pathway.

The four apprenticeship programmes launched through the HPCA are a great way to build project and change management capability for the long term.

They are a sustainable way to invest in your workforce, retain and retrain, and have a wide and diverse appeal.

The four apprenticeship programmes are delivered with the emphasis on work-placed learning – meaning benefits can be gained immediately. When blended with other education & training resources these four apprenticeship programmes offer high benefit.

How it works

By working in partnership with your organisation you will:

  • Be given structured apprenticeship support and guidance to ensure successful engagement and implementation
  • Delivered at a pace that works for you and your organisational development priorities

Apprenticeships at a glance:

L4 Data Analyst  

Foundation Degree level or NVQ

Apprenticeship Providers:
Cambridge Spark and Projecting Success


L4 Associate Project Manager

Foundation Degree level or NVQ

Apprenticeship Providers:
Calderdale College, BPP Professional Education,
Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Ltd, and Professional Apprenticeships Ltd

L6 Project Manager

BSc Degree

Apprenticeship Providers:
University Of Cumbria and Coventry University

L7 Systems Thinking Practitioner  

MSc Master’s Degree

Apprenticeship Provider:
JGA Ltd

NHS Project & Change Academy

NHS Project and Change Academy offers five core skills online learning modules on the eLearning for Healthcare platform and is aimed at developing basic project and change knowledge for all NHS staff.

NEUROSCIENCE FOR CHANGE

The course would be ideal for leaders that don’t have any pre-learning in either Neuroscience and Organisational Change Management or could do with an up-to-date refresh in the context of the current transition to support staff through the changes or to plan change activities that are people-centred.

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMES

Four apprenticeship programmes have been launched to develop project management capability in the NHS. This exciting new learning and development initiative, designed for employers, will appeal to a wide and diverse audience within the NHS, and is fully supported by the APM (Association for Project Management)

Apprenticeships Partners

The-IPA

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), in partnership with Saïd Business School, have developed a programme for new and existing Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) to help them understand the formal, practical, and personal elements of the role.

Change-Management-Institute

The Change Management Institute are committed to the creation, evolution and promotion of professional standards for change management.

No matter where you are in your change career path, the Change Management Institute’s three different levels of Accreditation will ensure a relevant assessment of your capabilities.

The levels are: Foundation, Specialist, and Master.

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HPCA have negotiated corporate partner membership of the Association for Project Management (APM) for the entire NHS, meaning any NHS employee can benefit from their online resources, including access to events and webinars, specific interest groups, methodologies and more.

 

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