About the course
Associate Ambulance Practice Cert HE (HTQ)
This new, practice-based Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) has been specially developed by the 亚色视频 to give you the skills you need to follow a career as an associate ambulance practitioner, working as part of a primary emergency-care team.
Associate ambulance practitioners (AAPs) respond to emergency-care calls - as well as non-urgent calls such as hospital transfers - allocated by the Ambulance Operations Centre. This includes driving and working in the rear of an ambulance as the responsible clinician.
On this course, you can expect to experience all aspects of the AAP role. You learn to assess, treat and manage the needs of the people in your care, across a range of settings and situations. You study a range of topics taught by paramedic lecturers and other healthcare professionals such as nurses, operating department practitioners, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers. So your learning benefits from the expert knowledge of those with real experience working in the health and social care sector.
What is an HTQ?
HTQs are a new qualification equivalent to a HNC or Higher Apprenticeship and approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. This HTQ meets the occupational standards needed to work in the health and care sector. After successfully completing this course and your preceptorship (a final transition period when you are supported by an experienced practitioner), you receive a Level 4 Certificate in Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP).
Why choose this course
- It covers both theory and practice in both real and simulated environments, ensuring you qualify with the competence and confidence to hit the ground running
- It is designed and delivered in partnership with local employers, offering a practice-led and competency鈥揵ased curriculum based on the NHS Constitution
- Our external partners and practice experts contribute to the course delivery, providing support, additional specialist knowledge and experience
- Our health and care students benefit from a range of modern facilities and equipment including state-of-the-art simulation units
- You learn a range of transferable skills including problem-solving; decision-making; having professional conversations; and presenting arguments
- If you are already working within the health and care sector, the course is an ideal way to upskill or change direction to fill skills shortages and workforce gaps
- Previous 亚色视频 students of ambulance-based courses have started work in the sector and many continue their studies to degree level and beyond in Paramedic Science or other health and social care courses
Why study in the School of Community, Society and Health?
- Placements in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
- Study in simulation labs for real life scenarios
Entry Requirements
More information on entry requirements will be coming soon.
Contact the Admissions Team for additional guidance on whether the qualifications you currently hold or are taking could be suitable for entry to a course and talk through study options.
T: +44 (0)1582 743500
E: admission@beds.ac.uk
Entry Requirements
More information on entry requirements will be coming soon.
Contact the Admissions Team for additional guidance on whether the qualifications you currently hold or are taking could be suitable for entry to a course and talk through study options.
T: +44 (0)1582 743500
E: admission@beds.ac.uk
Fees and Funding
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is 拢9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth 拢2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
禄 If you don鈥檛 qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering 拢500 per year of study**
禄 Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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Fees and Funding
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is 拢9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth 拢2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
禄 If you don鈥檛 qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering 拢500 per year of study**
禄 Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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Extra Costs
Campus Library
The Bedford Campus Library set over four storeys offers students access to our extensive range of physical and digital resources with 300,000+ books & 80,000+ ebooks.
PCs are provided on each level for students to use offering access to a wide range of applications as well as access to group-work areas and presentation-practice rooms and a dedicated silent study floor.
BedsSU - The Hub
The Hub is home to BedsSU providing a great space for socialising with friends, catching up on some coursework or taking a well-deserved break.
The Hub is the place to go to take a break from your studies, play table tennis, socialise and watch live sport on the big screen.By night the venue becomes the place to be, with a variety of student events such as pub quizzes, live music and various themed club nights. Evening food includes delicious freshly made pizzas as well as a range of other beverages and snacks.
Bedford Gym
The Aspire Gyms offer a range of affordable membership options giving students exclusive use of a convenient campus-based fitness facility.
The Bedford gym facilitates state of the art cardiovascular equipment with smartphone compatibility as well as an extensive range of fixed resistance machines and a small free weights area. Changing rooms with showers and lockers are available for members to use.
Dance Studios
At the centre of our campus is four fully sprung dance studios equipped with ballet barres, mirrored walls, audio playback and projection for our dance and performing arts students.
Our two campus theatres also provide the ideal performance space for students with regular events held that are open audiences of students, staff and the wider community.
Campus Theatres
Set within the Campus Centre is a 260 seat professional theatre on the ground floor with industry-standard lighting, media desk, roll-down screen, full backstage comms system and large dressing rooms with en suite showers. On the first floor there's also a well-equipped 80 seat studio theatre.
Our theatres welcome new and existing audiences to see a range of student work including contemporary dance, theatre and performing arts; holding regular events that are open to students, staff and the wider community.
Sports Science Labs
Our specialist sports science labs give students a fantastic environment to develop their research skills and expertise, where a student can explore the biology of an elite athlete who could be performing simultaneously within the sports hall.
The state-of-the-art laboratories are purpose built for research and teaching in the fields of exercise and nutrition science. This includes specialised equipment and facilities for assessing human health risk and delivering exercise and diet interventions for health promotion.
How to Apply
Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the 亚色视频.
Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.
Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the 亚色视频.
Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.
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International students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the 亚色视频 should apply direct using our admissions form or via our representatives in your home country
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Find out more about how to apply as an International student
How to Apply
Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the 亚色视频.
Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.
Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the 亚色视频.
Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.
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International students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the 亚色视频 should apply direct using our admissions form or via our representatives in your home country
You can also
Find out more about how to apply as an International student
