36 months (including EPA period)
September and February intakes each year with applications due in by August and January before the programme starts
Paramedic Apprenticeship Award
Paramedics work in various settings, including ambulances, GP surgeries, and emergency environments, providing critical care during emergencies and traumatic situations. They assess patients, administer treatments, and transport them to hospitals, often working autonomously and under stressful conditions. Paramedics must adhere to professional standards and guidelines, maintain medical equipment, and may also mentor other staff while collaborating with healthcare professionals and emergency services.
This course is built on principles of engagement, collaboration, critical thinking, and support to help students thrive. Teaching is delivered by industry professionals alongside university tutors and workplace supervisors in an inclusive environment. Learning includes a mix of university day release, distance learning, work-based placements, and protected study time. Protected learning days may be formally timetabled or flexible, allowing students to pursue activities like shadowing, training, or research to meet personal learning goals. Students attend university one day a week using applied, blended learning with varied assessment methods. The remaining four days are spent in supervised paramedic practice either in their main workplace or complementary settings. This structure helps students apply academic knowledge directly to professional practice and gain diverse experience in pre-hospital care.
The programme adopts a blended learning approach with modules delivered through a combination of practical placements, lectures, class-based seminars, practical work and simulated practice.
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change.
You will be assessed through critical and written assessments, including written assignment, presentations, case studies and projects, and practice-based portfolio. Your assessments will vary in format with opportunities to choose an area of focus related to your workplace and role.
All years of the course are structured around applied learning. This links your studies to real-world situations within your workplace.
You will progress through the programme following successful achievement of academic assessments, which address the learning outcomes for each module and allow you to complete End Point Assessment.
Applications can be from existing employees looking to develop their careers, or new applicants to the employer. Candidates must be employed over 30 hours a week in a relevant job role.
Applicants must:
For school leavers:
For applicants with relevant work experience the relevant field, we will consider each application on an individual basis to ensure that you are selecting the right level of programme.
If you are an employer:
If you want to offer this apprenticeship to an existing employee or a new recruit and have any questions, get in touch at oas@lincoln.ac.uk.
If you are an applicant:
To apply for this apprenticeship, you must first have a suitable employer who can support your application. We can support you to encourage your employer to offer an apprenticeship. You will then apply for the programme through them.
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