The cash from Tui’s Apprenticeship Levy will go towards helping NHS trusts, charities and businesses create training opportunities in sectors facing workforce challenges.
Funds have so far supported apprenticeships in health and social care, childcare, wildlife management, engineering, paramedic training and dentistry.
More than £100,000 has so far been pledged to NHS England to fund 13 healthcare apprenticeships in the south-east, including dental nurses, dental practice managers, oral health practitioners, pharmacy technicians and children’s services practitioners.