NW EMPLOYERS - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP - Q & A SESSION- July 2021 Dr. Margaret Coffey
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NW EMPLOYERS - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP – Q & A SESSION – July 2021 Dr. Margaret Coffey – m.coffey@Salford.ac.uk
PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER (DEGREE) APPRENTICESHIP 'Public Health Practitioners’ focus on health at a community or population level, assessing and managing risk of disease and ill-health, and the prevention of premature deaths. They monitor and promote health and wellbeing to ensure fairer health outcomes between different communities and groups (health inequalities). They put in place protection measures to protect the public from environmental hazards and risks. They evaluate sources of evidence, interpret it and design and plan health interventions. They are suited to working in Local councils, Government bodies, local or international agencies, NHS, business and industry, voluntary and community agencies
OVERVIEW
• 3 year BSc (Hons) programme, developed through consultation with
Public Health England and employers
• Funded by the employer and the government (levy)
• Started in January 2021
• Successful students will gain a degree and be eligible to register as a
Public Health Practitioner on the UKPHR
'When an apprentice has completed the end-point assessment, they have
passed all the requirements for UKPHR Practitioner registration. The
registration will not be automatic but the apprentice will eligible to apply with
the EPA as evidence and will not be required to provide further evidence’
The exact process of this is still being decided upon, however this is in hand,
and we're hoping to get an update from UKPHR shortly.
• Apprentices will spend one day a week (Mondays) on University study
across the year (equivalent to 20% off the job training) designed as
face-to-face delivery, but dependant on Covid-19 restrictionsYear Trimester January F/T
• Evidence Based Health Promotion (Duty 4) (20
2 credits)
(Jan – May) • Promoting the Public’s Health and Wellbeing
(Duty 2) (20 credits)
Skills for Public
3
1 Health – Basic (20
(June – Aug) • Health Protection (Duty 3) (20 credits)
credits)
• Public Health Intelligence (Duty 1) (20 credits)
1
• Designing, Developing and Evaluating Health
(Sep – Dec)
Promotion Programmes (Duty 5) (20 credits)
• Communicating Health & Health Risks (Duty 11)
2 (20 credits)
(Jan – May) • Collaborative Working in Public Health (Duty 7)
(20 credits)
Skills for Public
3
Health - • Policy & Strategy in Public Health (Duties 6 & 9)
2 (June – Aug)
Intermediate (20 (30 credits)
credits)
• Ethical Issues in Public Health (Duty 14) (10
1 credits)
(Sep – Dec) • Commissioning for Public Health (Duty 8) (20
credits)
2 • Leadership & Management in Public Health
Skills for Public
(Jan – May) (Duties 10 & 12) (30 credits)
Health - Advanced
3 (40 credits) • Health Economics (Duty 13) (20 credits)
3 (June – Aug)
Gateway (submission July)
1
• EPA module (30 credits)
(Sept – Dec)The Apprenticeship aligns with: The Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework (2016) – i.e. it has 14 duties…which are the same as each of the 13 functions on the framework. The additional function relates to Duty 14: work within ethical and professional boundaries while promoting population health and wellbeing, and addressing health inequalities…our module ‘Ethical Issues in Public Health’ covers this duty.
What a typical week will look like for an
apprentice
Time Activity
9.00 – 10.00 Open Office Hours
10.00 – 12.00 Lecture – Evidence Based
Health Promotion
12.00 – 13.00 Public Health Skills - Basic
14.00 – 16.00 Lecture – Promoting the
Public’s Health & WellbeingEntry requirements • Two GCSEs at minimum grade C/ grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics. Level 2 equivalents such as functional or key skills can be accepted. NB – actual certificates required. Rochdale training can be used to complete Maths and/English Functional Skills. • UCAS 120 points • European Baccalaureate Pass in diploma of at least 75% • We also positively welcome applications from students who may not meet the stated entry criteria but who can demonstrate their ability to successfully pursue a programme of study in higher education through the Salford Alternative Entry Scheme.
BENEFITS • Develop and up-skill your workforce in a cost-effective manner • Recruit and develop ambitious, motivated students • Increase retention by offering your workforce the chance to develop and progress • Tailor apprentices' learning to your business requirements • Enable your organisation to work towards the 'Public Sector Apprenticeship Target' i.e. to employ an average of at least 2.3% of your staff as new apprentice starts over the period of 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2022
FAQs • An apprenticeship is a job • Must be a skills gap that needs to be filled – substantial 'new' learning • No age constraints; existing staff can be offered an apprenticeship as well as new recruits. • As the employer, you need to create or adapt a position within your organisation and be able to pay the apprentice salary for the duration of the apprenticeship. • There is no obligation to continue the employment of the apprentice on completion of the apprenticeship (unless they already have an employment contract), but you may want to consider the return on investment if the apprentice will not be employed beyond the training.
FAQs • The PHP standard should typically take 36 months; however, apprentices may have accredited prior learning that will shorten the duration (cannot be less than 12 months). • If a prospective apprentice already holds a degree, this does not preclude them from accessing a degree apprenticeship. • The Institute has approved an upper limit of £20,000 levy funding for this standard (over the 36 months). • The £20,000 does not cover any travel/accommodation expenses. • Employers need to submit a request for services, with the prospective Apprentice’s details - https://www.salford.ac.uk/apprenticeship- request-services
CONTACT US Public Health Programme Specific Queries: Margaret Coffey, Reader in Public Health, University of Salford: m.coffey@salford.ac.uk Apprenticeship General Queries: Apprenticeships@Salford.ac.uk University of Salford Degree Apprenticeships Website: https://beta.salford.ac.uk/degree- apprenticeships Twitter: @UoS_Apprentice
Features of Degree Apprenticeships:
1) The degree apprenticeship combines
academic study at the university with
on-the-job training in the workplace.
2) DAs are heavily monitored by the
government
3) Your employer is paying for your
degree via the government, therefore
there are some important things that
need to be considered, including:
• The Apprenticeship Agreement
• The Commitment Statement
• Progress Review Meetings
• Attendance requirements
• Off the Job (OTJ) training evidencing
• Change of Circumstances Forms
• Preparation for End Point
Assessment
• End Point Assessment
• Apprenticeship funding requirementsLooking at these in turn (1): - The Apprenticeship agreement - made between yourself and your employer stating how much time you will spend in off- the-job training; planned end date of your practical period; covers your employer’s duty to you under Section 1 of the Employment rights act; and includes a statement of the skill, trade or occupation that you are being trained in. - The Commitment Statement – a signed agreement between yourself, your employer and us which covers things like your normal working hours, modules covered, your attendance and commitment to your off-the-job training. Very important for all aspects of this to be measured against the programme outcomes
Looking at these in turn (2):
- Progress Review Meetings – These
are required to be undertaken 4 times
per year, between the Employer, The
University & the Apprentice. They
need to be documented in the system
we use here called APTEM. In these
meetings progress/attendance/goals
are discussed – including the
experiences, skills and behaviours that
need to be demonstrated on the 80%
‘on the job’
- Attendance – this is tracked and
monitored, and required for the
funding to be drawn down. Absences
longer than 4 weeks may be classed
as a ‘break in learning’. Absences
need to be accounted for in your off
the job hours evidencingLooking at these in turn (3):
- Off the Job training evidence – there
are forms to track and record off the
job time (needed to draw down
funding). This will include your time
spent at the University attending
lectures and also: - online learning;
shadowing and mentoring in your
workplace; practical training relevant
to your apprenticeship; written
assessments or assignments; industry
visits or conferences (within your
normal working hours)Looking at these in turn (4):
- Change in Circumstances– there are
forms to capture changes in personal
circumstances, which need to be
completed in the following
circumstances:
- If you change employers
- If you decide to leave your job or
degree entirely
- If you are ill for a period longer
than 4 weeks
- If you go on maternity leave
- Any change of personal
circumstances that will affect your
ability to complete the degree
apprenticeshipLooking at these in turn (5):
Preparation for End Point
Assessment – It’s your
employers decision to put you
forward for EPA…you have to Year Trimester
have completed 330 credits
• Leadership &
(including all the 2
Management in Public
(Jan – Skills for
skills/behaviours that need to Public Health (Duties 10 & 12)
May)
be acquired off the job)…when Health - (30 credits)
these have been completed 3 Advanced
3 (June – (40 credits) • Health Economics (Duty
(i.e. you are considered to be 13) (20 credits)
Aug)
working at or above the level
Gateway (submission July)
set out in the occupational
1
standard) you pass through (Sept – • EPA module (30 credits)
‘gateway’ and are ready to Dec)
undertake EPA (Year 3)Looking at these in turn (6):
- The End Point Assessment– is
defined by the Institute for
Apprenticeships & Technical
Education – see -
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships
.org/media/3442/st0631_public-health-
practitioner_l6_apforpublication_0609
2019.pdf
- The format it takes is – the
presentation and questioning on your
portfolio (compiled through the 3
years) and a ‘situational judgement
test’ – where you will be presented
with a range of situations and
scenarios to deal with.
- The EPA is independently assessedLooking at these in turn (7):
- Apprenticeship funding arrangements–
triggered when you sign your ‘individual
learner record’ electronically in APTEM.You can also read
