Trainee Nursing Associate (TNAs)
Funding for Trainee Nursing Associates is available through the ARRS scheme.
NHS England » Expanding our workforce.
Government funding is available to cover tuition and end point assessment fees associated with apprenticeship programmes. Most Primary Care organisations are non levy paying (i.e. have a wages bill of under £3 million each year)
There are 2 ways to access funding
- Co- investment funding – the government will cover 95% of the tuition fees and the practice/PCN would need to cover the remaining 5%
- Levy Share – Larger levy paying organisations can share their Levy with others and this would cover the total cost of tuition fees
One Devon ICS now has a centralised process for Levy share applications which is overseen by the ICS apprenticeship lead. Applications are reviewed and if supported, an organisation will be identified to link with the practice /PCN to set up the Levy share.
Please find the application form here
Please complete and return to [email protected]
A training grant of £4,000 per year is available from NHS England for practices or PCNs who support a Trainee Nursing Associate , for programme start dates before the end of March 2024.
For trainees that are working at least 50% of their practice time within a Learning Disability field, Autism or both enhanced funding is available of £15,800 over two years (£7,900 per year).