Course contact details
North Devon College (Petroc)
Email:he@petroc.ac.uk
Phone:01271 852330
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Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group
St Davids Building
Hele Road
Exeter
EX4 4JS
Healthcare Assistant Practitioner
- FD
- 2 Years
- Full-time
- September 2026
- Undergraduate
- North Devon College (Petroc)
- Awarded by:
- University of Plymouth
Course summary
Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. They work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health (e.g. anatomy and physiology).
Modules
First year (Level 4) modules include:
– Foundations of health and social care practice
– Concepts of health and wellbeing
– Human growth and development
– Vocational competence for health and social care practice
– Understanding practice
– The patient journey and care process
Assessment method
Within the 12 modules there are a wide range of assessments including academic essays, literature reviews, reflective case studies, presentations, work based concept fairs, debates, video productions, journal articles, information leaflets, portfolios etc.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- P123
- Institution code:
- E81
- Campus name:
- North Devon College (Petroc)
- Campus Code:
- D
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff48 points
Historical entry grades data
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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