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Key details

Start date(s)
April 2027
Study Mode
Full-time (2 years)
Location
Horsforth Campus
School
Health and Life Sciences

FdSc Assistant Practitioner (Apprenticeship) 

Take the next step in your healthcare career with our Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship (FdSc), designed for health and social care support workers who are ready to develop advanced knowledge, skills and responsibilities within their role. 

Assistant Practitioners are highly skilled professionals who provide direct care and support to individuals while working under the guidance of registered practitioners. They are able to work with increasing autonomy within a defined scope of practice, carrying out delegated assessments, interventions and procedures that support high-quality patient care. 

The apprentice will need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in a relevant role and have the support of their employer.

The Student Contract


Learning and teaching

The Student Contract

Throughout the Foundation Degree, you'll complete a range of academic assessments. Many offer a choice of topic and format, allowing you to focus on your job role or interests and demonstrate your learning through a written assignment, presentation or professional discussion. Some modules encourage creative approaches, such as developing educational resources, podcasts or short videos, while more traditional formats, such as posters, are equally valued. 

Fourteen of these assessments have also been designed to meet the evidence requirements for your End-Point Assessment (EPA) portfolio. This means the work you complete throughout your studies contributes to both your degree and your apprenticeship. By the final module, you'll have built the portfolio needed for your EPA, reducing duplication and allowing you to focus on successfully completing your apprenticeship.

The main place of learning for the apprentice is the workplace, with learning being delivered in on-the-job learning (80% of the apprentices time) and off-the-job learning (20% of the apprentices time). The on-the-job learning is planned and delivered by the workplace, and the on the job learning is planned and delivered by Leeds Trinity University, both parts of the apprentices learning journey and planned and interlinked to ensure a seamless ongoing development journey.

When apprentices join the programme, they will complete an onboarding process which will result in an individualised training plan that is based on acquiring new learning. This training plan will include the apprentices currently level of knowledge and skills, and will define a pathway which will include scheduled off the job learning, and suggested on the job learning in order to continue development towards the occupational standard. The apprentice will keep a log of their progress, which will be reviewed frequently at progress reviews by the apprentice, the academic mentor and the work based mentor.

Off the job learning is delivered by a day release model and will be delivered either in person on campus, via a structured synchronous day of learning coordinated by webinar, or as directed learning. This is to maximise the use of in person time on campus, and to reduce time, cost and travel requirements for apprentices. Content will be aligned to the most appropriate method of delivery.

Learning and teaching

At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.

Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:

  • high quality teaching
  • an engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement
  • a clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.

We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.

We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:

  • Student Involvement and Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Integrated Programme and Assessment Experience
  • Digital Literacy and Skills
  • Employability and Enterprise

To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.

We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:

  • Personalised support
  • Expert lecturers
  • Strong connections with employers
  • An international outlook
  • Understanding how to use tools and technology to support learning and development

About Leeds Trinity University

Our professional Apprenticeships combine part-time study at Leeds Trinity University with workplace training. We've been providing outstanding provision in higher education for over 50 years and have significant experience of delivering work-based learning programmes. We're proud to offer a personal and inclusive university experience that gives everyone the support they need to realise their potential. Our teaching staff have extensive and relevant professional experience.