Level 3 Community Health and Wellbeing Worker Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship standard: Community Health and Wellbeing Worker (Level 3)
The Community Health and Wellbeing Worker (CHWW) Apprenticeship will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to engage with individuals and communities, identify local health priorities and work in partnership to promote positive, lasting change.
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How this apprenticeship is delivered
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Apprenticeship overview
The importance of Community Health and Wellbeing Worker (CHWW) roles is increasingly being recognised in primary and secondary healthcare settings, as well as in private, social care and voluntary sectors. Their core purpose is to work in partnership with individuals and their communities to identify and address health and wellbeing needs, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
The CHWW Apprenticeship provides you with the core knowledge and skills required in these areas, including a thorough understanding of legal and ethical frameworks. It provides flexible learning opportunities to increase your confidence in your own workplace, drive meaningful improvement and deliver exceptional, person-centred care.
Further details on the CHWW role, the occupational duties and learning outcomes of the apprenticeship can be accessed on the Skills England website.
Who is the programme for?
This apprenticeship suits a wide range of roles found in the NHS, local government, private sector and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations that respond to the health and wellbeing needs of communities. These include but are not limited to:
Social Prescribing Link Worker
Community Connector
Care Navigator
Health Champion
Health Trainers
Live Well Coaches
How this apprenticeship is delivered
We offer blended learning, combining online activities, videos, self‑directed study and live virtual classrooms. Online learning is hosted on the Buttercups b-Hive platform.
Apprenticeship information
- Start Dates
- Monthly
- Application deadline
- 6 weeks before start date
- Study modes
- Blended learning (online activities, videos, self‑directed study and live virtual classrooms via the b‑Hive)
- Cost
- 95% government funded for non-levy payers.£7,000levy fundedFreefor Learners
Apprenticeship standard
Community Health and Wellbeing Worker (Level 3)
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Entry requirements
For learners
To join this apprenticeship, you must meet the eligibility criteria set out by the apprenticeship standard and Buttercups Training. These requirements ensure that you have the appropriate professional registration, workplace context and foundational knowledge needed to successfully complete the programme.
Applicants must:
Have a right to work and abode in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years. Additional eligibility rules apply to EEA nationals and non-UK nationals
Be aged 16 years or over
Hold a contract of employment for a minimum of 30 hours a week
Work under the supervision of an approved senior colleague for the duration of the apprenticeship
Not be in full-time education or enrolled onto another government-funded programme
Not hold a Level 4 qualification or above, unless it is 'materially different' from the apprenticeship. Queries in relation to prior qualifications will be individually assessed by our specialist tutors
English & maths
Learners will undertake a screening assessment to confirm whether their current level of maths and English meets the following minimum education requirements:
English: GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent evidence
Maths: GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent evidence
Where these standards for maths and English cannot be evidenced and demonstrated, maths and English training and learning will be included on the learner's training plan. This training could include Functional Skills in maths and English courses or Access courses as required.
Employer responsibilities
Employers must meet specific criteria to support an apprentice on this programme. These requirements ensure that the learner has access to the appropriate supervision, clinical environment and protected training time needed to fulfil apprenticeship and government standards.
Employers must:
Have a workplace in England
Provide a suitable senior colleague working alongside and available to the apprentice to oversee and support the apprentice's training
Provide off-the-job (OTJ) training during the apprentice's normal paid working hours:
This will be approximately 350 hours over the apprenticeship which is the equivalent to 6-7 hours a week
Additional time must be given if the learner needs to undertake additional maths or English training, such as Functional Skills
Must provide a workplace environment that allows the learner to:
Have regular client-facing experience (in person) during the programme
Have unrestricted access to freely available online sources of health data and health promotion information
Communicate freely with external organisations including but not limited to the NHS and other health and wellbeing services, charities, community groups and local authorities
Work alongside other health and care professionals and have the opportunity to collaborate with peers
How to apply
To apply for this programme, please follow the link below.,