Health assistant practitioner apprenticeship

Course overview

Gain workplace knowledge and clinical skills for your health-related role with our assistant practitioner apprenticeship.

Key highlights

Builds workplace knowledge and clinical skills for health-related roles
Apprenticeship route combining paid employment with university study
Learning supported by a registered professional acting as practice assessor

Entry requirements

To be accepted on to a degree apprenticeship course you must have support from your employer and meet the course entry requirements. Before starting their Teesside University apprenticeship, learners must hold Level 2 qualifications in English and maths. Find out more.

Applicants must • be employed for at least 30 hours a week in the health and social care sector • have support of their employer/workplace and a practice assessor identified who is an appropriate registered professional • have the Care Certificate and a Skills Scan. Entry qualifications Given the nature of the course it is expected that the majority of applicants will access the course with vocational qualifications or equivalent experience. This could include Level 3 qualifications – NVQ 3, BTEC Award, A-Levels, Access course.

Any applicant who can demonstrate academic achievement at an equitable level through another qualification route is given due consideration to use the RPEL process.

Scholarships

Creative Assembly Scholarship
You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.
Up to £9,000
Global Excellence Scholarships
The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).
Up to £2,000
Hill Scholarship
You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.
Up to £6,000
Santander Brighter Futures
You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Up to £1,000
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.
Up to £7,000

Careers this course leads to

Assistant practitioner
Senior healthcare assistant
Senior healthcare support worker
Clinical support worker

Cost of study

UK/Home: £14,000 (Employer Levy)

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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