This week’s Standard of the Week is the Level 6 Public Health Practitioner (Degree) apprenticeship standard which has been approved for delivery since 30th September 2019.
Public health practitioners (PHPs) work as part of a national workforce that strives to help people and communities to maximise their potential for a healthy, happy and productive life, to live healthier for longer.
Public Health Practitioners (PHPs) are found in a wide range of organisations including:
- Local councils
- Local or international agencies
- National Health Service (NHS)
- Business and industry
- Voluntary and community agencies eg: charities
PHPs 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.
There are currently 7 registered training providers for this Level 6 Public Health Practitioner (Degree) Practitioner apprenticeship standard.
You access information about applying to the APAR as an apprenticeship training provider.
You can access the Level 6 Public Health Practitioner (Degree) apprenticeship standard here.