UK Apprenticeships

Working with laboratory animals.

⏱ 2 yearsST0058

Clinical coder

Career path: Clinical coders

Reading medical notes or records and analysing the contents which then translate into alphanumeric codes that accurately represent the patient’s stay.

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £5,000 fundedST0535

Community health and wellbeing worker

Career path: Community Health Worker

To work in partnership with individuals and their communities to identify and address health and wellbeing needs, improve health, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.

⏱ 1 year💷 £7,000 fundedST0958

Community sport and health officer

Advanced · Level 3Sport and Exercise Science

Engaging people in sport and physical activity across local communities.

Career path: Sports development officers

⏱ 1y 4m💷 £9,000 fundedST0093

Dental nurse

Advanced · Level 3Nursing and Midwifery

Assisting other dental health professionals, providing chair side support and a high level of patient care.

⏱ 1y 6mST1431

Food industry technologist

Advanced · Level 3Manufacturing & Production

Making sure food and drink products are of the right quality and safe to eat and drink.

⏱ 2 yearsST0198

Laboratory technician

Advanced · Level 3Biological Sciences

Providing routine and one-off testing and technical support in a scientific laboratory environment.

⏱ 2 years💷 £21,000 fundedST0248

Metrology technician

Advanced · Level 3Engineering and Technology

Using, designing and repairing equipment for taking measurements.

⏱ 3 yearsST0282

Mortuary technician

Advanced · Level 3Public Services & Government

Ensure the effective operation of the mortuary and to assist colleagues in providing dignified care of the deceased.

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £13,000 fundedST0889

Optical assistant 2022

Advanced · Level 3Retail & Sales

Helping customers in the optical retail environment.

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £8,000 fundedST1377

Outdoor activity instructor

Advanced · Level 3Fitness & Leisure

Supervising and guiding children and adults in activities and pastimes.

⏱ 1 year💷 £6,000 fundedST0479

Peer worker

⏱ 1y 3m💷 £5,000 fundedST0896

Work alongside other professionals in hospital, justice and community settings.

Personal trainer

Advanced · Level 3Fitness & Leisure

Coaching clients (on a one to one and small group basis) towards their health and fitness goals.

Career path: Personal Trainer

⏱ 1y 3m💷 £4,000 fundedST0302

Pharmacy technician (integrated)

Advanced · Level 3Engineering and Technology

Assisting the pharmacist in chemists and hospital dispensaries.

⏱ 2 yearsST0300

Prosthetic and orthotic technician

Designing and manufacturing custom made devices to meet specification such as artificial limbs and spinal bracing

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £6,000 fundedST0632

Senior healthcare support worker

Advanced · Level 3Nursing and Midwifery

Providing high-quality and compassionate specialist health and social care for a range of people.

Career path: Senior care workers n.e.c.

⏱ 2 years💷 £9,000 fundedST0217

Sporting excellence professional

Advanced · Level 3Sport and Exercise Science

Able to competently perform the professional sport in which they train such as; cricket, football, rugby league, rugby union and equestrianism.

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £10,000 fundedST0524

Assistant practitioner (health)

⏱ 2 years💷 £12,000 fundedST0215

Providing, supervising and coordinating high-quality and compassionate health and social care for a wide range of people.

Associate continuing healthcare practitioner

⏱ 2 years💷 £10,000 fundedST0786

Planning and commissioning care for people with complex health and social care needs.

Clinical dental technicians (CDT) are General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental professionals who provide complete dentures direct to patients and other dental devices such as partial dentures to the…

⏱ 2 yearsST1433

Dairy technologist

Higher · Level 5Subjects Allied to Medicine

Providing expert technical advice and support on a variety of aspects of dairy production and activities.

⏱ 3 yearsST0393

Dental technician

Higher · Level 5Creative Arts and Design

Design, manufacture, modify and repair custom-made dental appliances. Typically the work is undertaken in a dental laboratory on a prescription from a dentist. The work can broadly be split into crown and bridge,…

⏱ 3 yearsST1432

Embalmer

To preserve, sanitise and present a deceased person, ensuring confidentiality, minimising risks to public heath and assisting the bereaved by contributing to a healthy grieving process.

⏱ 3 yearsST0890

Health play specialist

Higher · Level 5Childcare & Early Years

Health play specialists provide therapeutic play interventions to support children from birth to young adulthood in healthcare settings.

⏱ 2 yearsST0829

Hearing aid dispenser

Higher · Level 5Subjects Allied to Medicine

Assess hearing and provide aftercare for hearing aids.

Career path: Hearing aid dispensers

⏱ 2 yearsST0600

Nursing associate (NMC 2018)

Career path: Nursing associates

Providing care for people of all ages and from different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.

⏱ 2 years💷 £15,000 fundedST0827

Outdoor learning specialist

Higher · Level 5Education and Teaching

Design, planning and delivery of programmes that provide learning and change using outdoor activities and experiences.

⏱ 2 years💷 £13,000 fundedST0945

Technician scientist

Higher · Level 5Biological Sciences

Working in a laboratory and using various scientific techniques.

⏱ 3 yearsST0597

Vision rehabilitation specialist

Higher · Level 5Subjects Allied to Medicine

Empower people with visual impairments to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

⏱ 2 yearsST0431

Biomedical scientist

Career path: Biomedical Scientist

Carry out a range of laboratory and scientific tests to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

⏱ 3 yearsST1314

Clinical trials specialist (degree)

Career path: Clinical trials coordinators

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on the delivery and execution of Phase I-IV clinical trials in humans.

⏱ 5 years💷 £26,000 fundedST0609

Diagnostic radiographer

Career path: Diagnostic radiographers

Obtaining images of a high diagnostic quality using a range of complex imaging equipment.

⏱ 3 yearsST0619

Dietitian

Using advanced communication and behaviour-change skills to enable people to make lifestyle and food choices to improve their health.

Career path: Dietitian

⏱ 4 yearsST0599

Dispensing optician

Career path: Dispensing opticians

Give advice on vision care, and supply glasses and contact lenses to suit their customers needs.

⏱ 3 yearsST0774

Enhanced clinical practitioner

⏱ 1y 6m💷 £7,000 fundedST0895

Provide a high standard of health care using judgment, skills, and knowledge.

Environmental health practitioner (integrated degree)

Career path: Environmental health professionals

Promoting a safe and healthy environment for the public and businesses, through education and enforcement.

⏱ 4 years💷 £22,000 fundedST0714

Food industry technical professional (integrated degree)

Degree · Level 6Manufacturing & Production

Ensuring the safety and quality of food and drink products.

⏱ 4 yearsST0197

Geoscientist (integrated degree)

Degree · Level 6Geography and Earth Sciences

To guide sustainable development and stewardship of the natural and built environment.

Career path: Geologists

⏱ 5 yearsST1356

Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree)

Career path: Healthcare Scientist

Supporting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

⏱ 3 yearsST0413

Midwife (2019 NMC standards) (Integrated degree)

Degree · Level 6Nursing and Midwifery

An advocate for the woman, working in partnership with her and giving the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy.

Career path: Midwifery nurses

⏱ 4 yearsST0948

Occupational therapist

Career path: Occupational Therapist

Occupational therapists work with people of all ages and can look at all aspects of daily life in your home, school or workplace.

⏱ 4 years💷 £24,000 fundedST0517

Operating department practitioner

Career path: Operating department practitioners

Supporting operating theatre staff and providing care to patients at all stages of an operation.

⏱ 4 yearsST0582

Orthoptist

Orthoptists see patients of all ages with a wide range of conditions affecting their vision. They are specialists in assessing vision in children and those with communication difficulties.

⏱ 3 yearsST1272

Paramedic

Providing high quality and compassionate care, responding to the needs of service users and carers across the lifespan.

⏱ 3 yearsST0567

Physiotherapist

Career path: Physiotherapist

Delivering programmes and interventions to help people affected by injury, ageing, illness or disability.

⏱ 4 years💷 £24,000 fundedST0519

Podiatrist

Degree · Level 6Medicine and Dentistry

Diagnose and treat foot, ankle and leg problems.

⏱ 4 yearsST0493

Prosthetist and orthotist