Programmes
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TAP communities
NHS - TAP trainers community
TAP - the de facto NHS training delivery standard
TAP is a recommended ETD standard; see the Connecting for Health - Trainer Standards, Pre-requisites and Qualifications document
More than 2,600 NHS trainers have achieved certification of their skills under the TAP programme since 1998. The majority have achieved certification of their Training Delivery Skills. Others have completed a range of TAP modules, spanning e-tutoring, facilitation, coaching, training design & development. blended learning, learner engagement and others.
More than 90 Trusts participated in the 2009 TAP Learning System survey which produced amazing results!
TAP Certificates are awarded by the British Institute for Learning & Development (BILD) and the course fee includes first year membership.
For queries and general assistance, please call our NHS Account Manager, Matt Hancocks, on 024 7641 1288.
Clarifying the facts on qualifications for NHS trainers
There is considerable confusion in the Service concerning training qualifications. The QTLS qualifications (Qualified to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) including PTLLS were introduced by LLUK in 2008, to address the needs of teachers and tutors primarily working in the Further Education sector.
Some Trusts have been led to believe that PTLLS is a required qualification for all their trainers. This is not the case: PTLLS was NOT even designed for L&D trainers.
Read the facts on qualifications!
NHS Case Studies
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Working at the Heart of the NHS (275KB)
1,000th TAP qualified NHS trainer (258KB)
TAP and the NHS 'Connecting for Health' (326KB)
Kings College Hospital (721KB)
Moorfields Eye Hospital (263KB)
NHS Education South Central (1.80MB)
Cwm Taf NHS Trust (645KB)
Oxleas NHS (2,000th TAP qualified NHS trainer 716 KB)
National Leadership and Innovation Agency in Healthcare – Wales - English version (1.54 MB)
National Leadership and Innovation Agency in Healthcare – Wales - Welsh version (1.54 MB)
NEW for 2010!
NHS trainers can now enrol on the Foundation Degree in Learning & Development Practice.
This degree is awarded by the
About the Foundation degree study programme
For more information, contact Matt Hancocks on
024 7641 1288
LLUK welcomes the Foundation Degree in L&D Practice
The Foundation Degree has been welcomed by all sections of the L&D community including LLUK, the Sector Skills Council for Lifelong Learning.
"Congratulations to you and your team on this great achievement."
David Hunter
Chief Executive, LLUK
"Well done on the Foundation degree - a valuable development demonstrating the joint activity between awarding institutions and employers that most benefits learners."
Stephanie MacDivitt
Head of Standards and Qualifications, LLUK


