Health Play Specialist Apprenticeship

Our apprenticeship course helps you to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to practice as a health play specialist, supporting infants, children and young people through their healthcare journey.

All apprentice applications need to go through apprenticeships@solent.ac.uk in the first instance. Applicants will be expected to provide the following documents during the onboarding process: CV Job description English certificates - GCSE/GCE/Functional Skills* Level 3 qualification in health, childcare, or education Completed skills assessment (template provided by Solent's apprenticeships team) Passport/visa (showing access to public funds if non UK passport), or birth certificate Share code to show immigration status if applicable Please note: if any certificates are from outside of the UK, you will need to have a Naric Equivalency Statement alongside the certificates. * English delivery to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 can be provided for some courses and should be discussed at onboarding stage if you do not have English certificates at Grade 4/C and above. Eligibility To be eligible for an apprenticeship, you must: have a contract of employment that spans the length of the apprenticeship hold a UK passport, or if you are a non-UK national, have valid passport and Share code to demonstrate residency have lived in the UK for the past three years have access to public funds (residency status/visa status)

UK students: £15,000 (total programme cost)

UK/Home: £15,000 (total programme cost)

2026

No fixed deadline — apply directly to the university. Applications close when the course is full.