Operating Department Practice Studies (Degree Apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) course

Course overview

This operating department practice (ODP) degree apprenticeship is for learners who are employed as healthcare workers and you as the employer is willing to support their professional development.

Key highlights

Degree apprenticeship for employed perioperative healthcare workers
Employer-supported professional development alongside your healthcare role

Entry requirements

To be accepted on to a degree apprenticeship course you must have support from your employer and meet the course entry requirements. Apprentices should: > be employed in an appropriate perioperative healthcare setting > hold Level 2 qualifications in English and maths before starting their apprenticeship. Find out more. > provide evidence of their ability to work at Level 3 in an appropriate perioperative environment, for example NVQ Level 3 or equivalent > demonstrate the appropriate values and attitudes for the programme through an interview with the employer and University We cannot accept applications from international students requiring a student visa.

Eligibility for apprenticeship funding in England To qualify for apprenticeship funding in England, an apprentice must meet all the criteria outlined by the Department for Education in the Funding rules for apprenticeships.

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

Operating Department Practitioner
Anaesthetic Practitioner
Scrub Practitioner
Recovery Practitioner
Perioperative Practitioner

Cost of study

UK/Home: £26,000 (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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