Become a Learning Environment
Becoming a learning environment means your organisation is approved to host learners and provide high-quality placement experiences.
The process is aligned to NHSE Quality Framework standards, ensuring consistency across all professions and settings.
What you'll need
Named supervisors
Induction process
Safe learning environment
Governance and policies
These align with national expectations for:
Learning culture
Educational governance
Supporting learners and supervisors
Follow these 8 steps
Have an initial discussion with us to understand your setting, capacity and learner types
Complete a self-assessment to review your readiness against quality standards
Identify trained supervisors and educators
Collate all documentation and governance requirements such as policies, procedures and learning opportunities
We complete a quality review to check you are aligned to national frameworks
Gain approval and formal recognition as a learning environment
Embed ongoing quality assurance for continuous improvement and support
Are you signed-up to our BRAND NEW Loyalty Scheme for 2026/27?
Join your peers across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and take charge of your professional development through our new BINGO style loyalty cards. Complete all 25 development activities to be in with a chance to receive a £250 voucher!
You’ll be surprised at how many you can already mark off as done to help get that full-house. If your Practice or Primary Care Network become an approved learning environment, you can then stamp off another one!
