Routes to become a paramedic
Hi I was just wondering does anyone know the options and routes to how you can become a paramedic please.
To practise as a paramedic, you’ll first need to successfully complete an approved degree in paramedic science or with an apprenticeship degree. You’ll then need to apply to an ambulance service as a qualified paramedic and register with the Health and Care Professions Council
Paramedic science courses usually take between three or four years full time and include a mixture of theory and practical work including placements with the ambulance services.
[start]Entry requirements for an undergraduate course are typically: two or three A levels, including a science, along with five GCSEs (grades 9-4/A-C), including English language, maths and science
[start]or equivalent qualifications:[/start]
Paramedic science courses usually take between three or four years full time and include a mixture of theory and practical work including placements with the ambulance services.
[start]Entry requirements for an undergraduate course are typically: two or three A levels, including a science, along with five GCSEs (grades 9-4/A-C), including English language, maths and science
[start]or equivalent qualifications:[/start]
•
a BTEC, HND or HNC, including science
•
a relevant T level
•
a*relevant NVQ
•
a science- or health-based access course
•
equivalent Scottish or Irish qualifications
(edited 11 months ago)
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Original post by Amb/conf
To practise as a paramedic, you’ll first need to successfully complete an approved degree in paramedic science or with an apprenticeship degree. You’ll then need to apply to an ambulance service as a qualified paramedic and register with the Health and Care Professions Council
Paramedic science courses usually take between three or four years full time and include a mixture of theory and practical work including placements with the ambulance services.
Paramedic science courses usually take between three or four years full time and include a mixture of theory and practical work including placements with the ambulance services.
[start]Entry requirements for an undergraduate course are typically: two or three A levels, including a science, along with five GCSEs (grades 9-4/A-C), including English language, maths and science
[start]or equivalent qualifications:[/start]
•
a BTEC, HND or HNC, including science
•
a relevant T level
•
a*relevant NVQ
•
a science- or health-based access course
•
equivalent Scottish or Irish qualifications
You can do the traditional uni route, which is three years long.
Or you can do a degree apprenticeship in paramedic science, which is two years. However to do the degree apprenticeship, you’ll typically have to be already recruited in an ambulance service in a role like associate ambulance practitioner.
Or you can do a degree apprenticeship in paramedic science, which is two years. However to do the degree apprenticeship, you’ll typically have to be already recruited in an ambulance service in a role like associate ambulance practitioner.
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