Apprenticeships, skills and health careers

Paid apprenticeships in health and allied trades

The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme lets you train inside a real workplace — including hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies — while drawing a monthly stipend, and gives you a government-recognised certificate at the end. Registration on the national portal is free.

• Paid, on-the-job training with a monthly stipend
• A government-recognised certificate on completion
• No fee payable by the candidate to register
• Training slots in hospitals, laboratories, pharmacy and allied health trades
• Employers are partly reimbursed by Government, so more seats open up
• Direct route into employment after the apprenticeship period

Stipend rates, approved courses and trade lists are set centrally and change from time to time. Check the current rate and the notices and advisories section on the official portal. Registration is free — never pay an agent for an apprenticeship seat.