The new level five STA award, recently launched, offers teaching assistants a further opportunity for professional development with access to the apprenticeship levy. In order to support this initiative, HNAP, the HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP) has developed an assessment only route to the award of HLTA status. On completion of the apprenticeship award candidates… Read more »

We are aware that there are increasing number of online adverts that offer ‘HLTA.’ It is our collective view that these distance learning HLTA programmes may be valid as a form of qualification, but some we have seen appear to misrepresent HLTA status, which is a school assessed recognition of an individual’s ability to demonstrate,… Read more »

Preparation and assessment for HLTA status in association with the HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP) is not eligible for funding using the apprentice levy scheme. Department for Education (DfE) Apprenticeship funding: rules and guidance for employers (July 2018) states: the minimum duration of an apprenticeship is one year unless the framework or standard specification or… Read more »