Public health practitioner - integrated degree
Level 6 · DegreeHealth and science 3 yr typical
About this apprenticeship
What it involves
A Public Health Practitioner works to improve health and reduce inequalities across communities, often employed by local authorities, NHS organisations, or voluntary-sector bodies. Apprentices learn to design, deliver, and evaluate health improvement programmes using real population data and evidence. This integrated degree apprenticeship opens doors to specialist or senior public health roles and can be a stepping stone to chartership with the Faculty of Public Health.
On the job
What you’ll learn
Epidemiology, health statistics, and population data analysis
Health inequalities - causes, measurement, and policy responses
Planning and evaluating health improvement programmes
Evidence synthesis and critical appraisal of research
Health protection and emergency planning principles
Partnership working and community engagement methods
On the job
What you’ll do day to day
Analyse local health data to identify priority needs
Design and coordinate community health improvement projects
Support health protection responses such as disease outbreak investigations
Produce reports and presentations for directors and stakeholders
Engage with communities and voluntary organisations on health issues
Monitor and evaluate programme outcomes against agreed targets
The deal
How this apprenticeship works
You earn a wage from day one. You are a paid employee, not a student. There are no tuition fees - the training is funded by your employer and the government.
About 20% is “off-the-job” training. Roughly a day a week is spent learning away from your normal duties - at a college, training provider, or online - working towards a recognised qualification.
It ends with an end-point assessment (EPA). Near the end, an independent assessor checks you can do the job to the national standard - through tests, a project, a portfolio or an interview. Pass it and you are fully qualified.
How to get there
What you need to start
Level 6 (Degree) - roughly Bachelor’s-degree level. Usually needs A-levels or a Level 3 qualification (employers set UCAS-point targets). You earn a full degree while you work - with no tuition fees to pay.
What’s next: Leads into professional roles, sometimes with a Level 7 (Master’s) apprenticeship after.
Entry requirements are set by each employer and can vary - always check the specific vacancy.
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