Resilience and emergencies professional
Level 6 · DegreeProtective services 3.3 yr typical
About this apprenticeship
What it involves
A Resilience and Emergencies Professional plans for, responds to, and helps communities and organisations recover from major incidents, emergencies, and civil contingency events. Apprentices develop expertise in risk assessment, multi-agency coordination, and business continuity planning across sectors such as local government, blue-light services, and utilities. This level 6 degree-level apprenticeship leads to senior roles in civil protection, emergency planning, and crisis management.
On the job
What you’ll learn
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the UK emergency management framework
Risk assessment and community risk registers
Business continuity management (BCM) standards including ISO 22301
Multi-agency coordination and command and control structures
Warning and informing the public during emergencies
Recovery planning and post-incident review techniques
On the job
What you’ll do day to day
Develop and maintain emergency plans and business continuity plans
Coordinate and exercise multi-agency responses with partners
Maintain and update community risk registers and risk assessments
Produce public warning and communications materials for incidents
Support response operations during live emergencies
Carry out post-incident reviews and implement lessons learned
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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