
Occupational Therapist Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6)
Buckinghamshire New University['High Wycombe', 'Aylesbury']
Course overview
The Occupational Therapist programme is suitable for the development of existing healthcare support workers, who have demonstrated the capabilities and commitment to develop towards a nursing role. As the apprentices study flexibly alongside work, they will put their newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice immediately, and become a key part of the multi-disciplinary workforce that is needed to respond to the future healthcare needs of the public and patients.
Key highlights
- Designed to develop existing healthcare support workers already in employment
- Flexible study fitted alongside your current job
- Put new knowledge and skills into practice at work immediately
- Prepares you to work within a multi-disciplinary healthcare workforce
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 overall
Scholarships
BNU Asylum Seeker Scholarship
BNU Refugee Scholarship
International Early Payment Discount
One-off Early Payment fee reduction of £500 available to all applicants paying overseas fees. The full tuition fee charged must be at least £15,000.
Up to £500Postgraduate Fee Discount
50% fee waiver per year. 10% fee waiver per year for September 2025 intake only.
Vice Chancellor’s International Student Scholarship
One off fee reduction of £1,500, £3,000 or £5,000 available to all applicants paying overseas fees on their first year of study.
Careers this course leads to
- Occupational Therapist
- Community Occupational Therapist
- Mental Health Occupational Therapist
- Paediatric Occupational Therapist
- Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist
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 Buckinghamshire New University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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