To achieve this apprenticeship standard, the employer, training provider and apprentice will agree, at a progression meeting, when the apprentice is ready and competent to undertake the independent end point assessment.

On completion, apprentices will have a Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship in their chosen course and will be known as an Assistant Practitioner. They will be able to apply for a Band 4 role within their employment.

People applying for this role will need to be in a suitable job role that is within the Healthcare arena. Your job role will need to be in frontline practice, involving regular contact with service users.

You will be enrolled on a Foundation Degree and will need to meet the entry requirements of the Higher Education Institution.

All potential candidates are interviewed by their employer and UCW staff. You should have already achieved English and maths at GCSE grade 4 or above, or equivalent, and should hold a level 3 care related qualification.

As UCW has vulnerable adults, children and young people studying on site at times, all students are asked to disclose if they have a criminal record at enrolment.  This is so that we can achieve our priority of ensuring the safety of all children, young people, or adults at risk within our community.  In addition, some programmes require students to obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an additional cost. Click here for more details.