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Does anyone know how many years you have to study in uni to be a paramedic?
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Does anyone know how many years you have to study in uni to be a paramedic?
Does anyone know how many years you have to study in uni to be a paramedic?
Hi A.Montgomery
Adviser Rosy here from the National Careers Service, this is a great question and it’s great you are planning ahead as the pathways to this career are changing!
Ultimately to be a practicing paramedic you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). To register with the HCPC, you first need to successfully complete an approved qualification in paramedic science.
You could do this either as a full time course or as a student paramedic with an ambulance service and study while you work. The second option would take longer to become a paramedic as you would be studying part-time but you would be able to assist a paramedic sooner. The best option would depend on what you consider to be most valuable.
If you choose to study you can currently study paramedic science at either diploma, foundation degree or degree level so this could take 2 to 3 years. It might be useful to consider that from 2021 only the degree option will be accepted for registration with the HCPC.
If you have any other questions my colleague Tom is holding a live discussion on TSR, Facebook and Twitter or you could contact the National Careers Service from 8am to 10pm every day.
I hope this helps but feel free to ask any other questions!
Rosy
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Hi A.Montgomery
Adviser Rosy here from the National Careers Service, this is a great question and it’s great you are planning ahead as the pathways to this career are changing!
Ultimately to be a practicing paramedic you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). To register with the HCPC, you first need to successfully complete an approved qualification in paramedic science.
You could do this either as a full time course or as a student paramedic with an ambulance service and study while you work. The second option would take longer to become a paramedic as you would be studying part-time but you would be able to assist a paramedic sooner. The best option would depend on what you consider to be most valuable.
If you choose to study you can currently study paramedic science at either diploma, foundation degree or degree level so this could take 2 to 3 years. It might be useful to consider that from 2021 only the degree option will be accepted for registration with the HCPC.
If you have any other questions my colleague Tom is holding a live discussion on TSR, Facebook and Twitter or you could contact the National Careers Service from 8am to 10pm every day.
I hope this helps but feel free to ask any other questions!
Rosy
Hi A.Montgomery
Adviser Rosy here from the National Careers Service, this is a great question and it’s great you are planning ahead as the pathways to this career are changing!
Ultimately to be a practicing paramedic you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). To register with the HCPC, you first need to successfully complete an approved qualification in paramedic science.
You could do this either as a full time course or as a student paramedic with an ambulance service and study while you work. The second option would take longer to become a paramedic as you would be studying part-time but you would be able to assist a paramedic sooner. The best option would depend on what you consider to be most valuable.
If you choose to study you can currently study paramedic science at either diploma, foundation degree or degree level so this could take 2 to 3 years. It might be useful to consider that from 2021 only the degree option will be accepted for registration with the HCPC.
If you have any other questions my colleague Tom is holding a live discussion on TSR, Facebook and Twitter or you could contact the National Careers Service from 8am to 10pm every day.
I hope this helps but feel free to ask any other questions!
Rosy
So I was hoping to study the degree in Uni so you say it will take 2-3 years? & will you please forward the link to Toms live discussion thank you!
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So I was hoping to study the degree in Uni so you say it will take 2-3 years? & will you please forward the link to Toms live discussion thank you!
So I was hoping to study the degree in Uni so you say it will take 2-3 years? & will you please forward the link to Toms live discussion thank you!
Yeah the degree option would take 3 years.
Feel free to join Tom's live Q&A at:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho....php?t=5369234
Hope this is useful!
Rosy
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Does anyone know how many years you have to study in uni to be a paramedic?
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