Midwifery Apprenticeship BSc (Hons)
Midwifery Apprenticeship (3 years) BSc (Hons)
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Midwifery Apprenticeship (3 years) BSc (Hons)
About the course
Midwifery Apprenticeship (3 years) is a highly trained role to support the delivery of effective, safe and responsive care to women. This apprentice course will enable you to develop the knowledge, understanding, skills and behaviours to practise as a registered midwife and achieve professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). You will also be awarded a BSc (Hons) Midwifery degree as the course is founded on the NMC Standards for Pre-Registration Midwifery Education (NMC, 2019).
Midwives provide care and support to women and their families during all stages of pregnancy, including delivery of the baby and care and support in the labour and the postnatal period.
Delivery
The Midwifery Apprenticeship programme mirrors the undergraduate full-time degree and you will complete the same modules and undertake the same assessments. As an apprentice, you will undertake placements with protected practice learning time as well as time to attend your course at university. This course runs across three years.
Entry Requirements
120 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification:
- Functional Skills Maths and English L2 or GCSE 4-6 (A-C)
- A Levels
- BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM
- BTEC Diploma – D*D*
- Access to HE Diploma
- International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
English Language Requirements
IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in 7.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).
If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a Pre-sessional English course. The length of the course will depend on your current level of English and the requirements for your degree programme. We offer a 5-week and an 11-week pre-sessional course.
Responsibilities and duty of the apprentice
The programme is designed to educate midwifery apprentices to meet the NMC requirements for registration as a midwife and be fully prepared to meet the midwife’s role. This requires practitioners to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to deliver high-quality care to women and their families.
The programme will give apprentices the opportunity to develop personally and professionally and be able to practice effectively in a variety of settings, working both independently and in collaboration with other professionals.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
Midwifery apprentices will have an End Point Assessment which is fully integrated with completion of the NMC requirements. Apprentices will have an external EPA assessor present at the Progression and Award Board who will ratify that the apprentices have completed all the required elements to gain NMC registration.
Fees
Fees per apprentice for whole duration (paid on a monthly basis and is an estimate):
- Levy employer: £27,000 – an estimated £562 per month from company levy.
- Non-levy employer: please email degreeapprenticeships@uel.ac.uk or call 020 8223 2337 for more information. The apprentice will not be required to pay any fees.
The BSc (Hons) Midwifery Apprenticeship 3-year programme will be funded by the employing Trust's apprenticeship levy and students will be paid the equivalent of a maternity support worker for the duration of the programme.
Progression
Midwives can work in the community setting, antenatal area, labour ward area and postnatal area. You can specialise in an area that interests you, such as home births or neonatal intensive care. This might involve studying for further qualifications.
How to get involved
We are flexible and responsive in our approach to delivering educational courses and have extensive experience in delivering apprenticeship programmes.
We are available and look forward to speaking to you about the Midwifery Apprenticeship. We are interested to hear from employers and providers who would like to join one of our Trailblazer groups, which initially design and develop apprenticeships.
Please get in touch if you:
- would like to become an employer partner of UEL and let us help you find the right apprentices for you;
- are interested in any of the apprenticeship degree programmes we are currently running or the new ones we are developing;
- would like to explore creating new apprenticeships and join a Trailblazer group with us.
Contact us
Email degreeapprenticeships@uel.ac.uk or call 020 8223 2337.
University of East London
Academic Partnerships Office
Docklands Campus, University Way
London
E16 2RD
The information on this webpage reflects the course details as they are at the time of publication and is subject to change. The information is included as a guide to course content only.