GPAs, book your place now! Your funded course starts in October 2025.
‘Fundamental Skills for GP Assistants’ builds the knowledge, understanding and experience you need to work as a safe, effective GPA.
Build Your Skills
To take part, you won’t need any prior knowledge or experience, just an enthusiasm to learn.
Over the 36-week course, you’ll learn to contribute to a more effective working environment, for both staff and patients, via five key areas:
- Care
- Administration
- Clinical
- Communication
- Managing Health Records
Your £2,400 fees are covered by NHS England. Once you successfully complete the course, your practice will also receive a financial contribution of £675, in acknowledgement of the support GPs provide during the learning process.
Learn Online
Most of your learning will take place online, or through simple, workplace-based tasks. You’ll study for around three hours per week, including online activities and virtual, tutor-led group discussions.
Halfway through the course, you’ll have the opportunity to meet your peers and tutors in-person, at a hands-on training session at ARU’s Chelmsford campus.
ARU’s friendly, experienced team will support you throughout the programme, and your practice will allocate a GP to serve as your workplace ‘mentor’. Other colleagues, such as nurses or secretaries, may also provide guidance on non-clinical tasks.
Send any questions to [email protected] – we’re here to help!
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