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University degree

Assistant Practitioner

Iron Mill Education Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 71% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

This course prepares you to become an Assistant Practitioner in the NHS, to work in the health and social care sector, or to progress onto other professional health courses.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts20%
48-63 pts20%
64-79 pts30%
80-95 pts20%
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts5%
144-159 pts5%
How they qualified
48% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels48%
other higher education13%
no formal qualifications12%
another degree10%
an Access course8%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
29%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£21,500
3 years on
£27,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching94%
Assessment & feedback96%
Academic support91%
Well organised81%
Learning resources92%
Student community79%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Iron Mill Education Limited's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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