Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship, BSc

Welcome Week

We look forward to meeting you during Welcome Week. ​​Welcome week will span 3 days, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 of September.  

This is your opportunity to get to know the course team, find your way around campus and learn about the different online platforms we use to support your learning.  We will go through the course requirements including the regulatory requirements for being an apprentice and undertaking an approved Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) course.  

Most importantly, welcome week is your opportunity to ask us questions. We understand that as an apprentice you have responsibilities outside of the course, so we will spend time going through the support services available to you and how you can manage competing priorities.

You will spend time getting to know your Personal Academic Tutor who will meet with you every 6 weeks over the duration of the course to work in partnership with you and your employer to help you succeed in your studies.​ 

Occupational Health, DBS & Placement Preparation

Please ensure that you engage with all Occupational Health, DBS or Placement planning activities required by the Admissions Team. Failure to complete this by the time you register on the course may result in you not being able to proceed with your studies.

We are proud to be an inclusive University that supports a diverse community of students. Please note that if you have a disability or would like to learn more about the support that we can offer to students, please visit the Disability and Mental Health website.

Placement Information

InPlace

Once your first placement has been allocated, you will automatically receive an email with instructions on how to sign in to InPlace and access your placement information.

ePAD

Before your first placement, you will attend an ePAD training session delivered by your course team. During this session, you will learn how to sign in to ePAD and use the system to complete your placement documentation.

Occupational Health

You will need to complete Occupational Health Clearance via your employer. If you have any questions, please contact your employer directly.

Uniform

On placement, you will be required to wear a uniform as part of your Readiness for Practice. Important information regarding your uniform can be found on the uniform policy.

Your uniform is provided to you free of charge and is expected to last you the duration of your course.

You will be allocated a specific period during which you can order your placement uniform. Uniform ordering is staggered by course, so you may notice that students on other courses are invited to order before you. Please be assured that we will be in touch as soon as it is time for you to place your uniform order. 

After 7 September 2026, the Placement Management Team will email you with instructions on how to place your uniform order before your first placement.

The email will be sent to your CCCU student email account, so it's important that you activate your account as soon as you receive the "Create your CCCU computing account" email. This is usually sent to the email address you used when applying, within 24 hours of receiving your invitation to register.

Before you can order your uniform

You must:

• Receive your invitation to register.
• Activate your CCCU computing account.
• Complete your online registration.

Once these steps are complete, you'll receive further instructions from the Placement Management Team when it's time to order your uniform.

Placement Badge

On placement you will be required to wear a placement badge, which will have your course title and preferred first name obtained from your MyRecord account. This placement badge is provided to you free of charge. You will be supplied with your placement badge once you have started your course. Please note, this is not your student ID card. 

Your Course

​​The Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship course comprises of both theoretical and practice modules to enable you to develop the required knowledge, skills and behaviours to practice in a person centred way and meet the NMC and apprenticeship standards.

There is equal time spent on theoretical and practice learning in line with the NMC requirements. Practice learning is embedded into the Nursing Practice for Apprentices One Part A and Part B modules and is led by Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, Laurel Neame.

The modules incorporate both practice placements with a local healthcare provider and practice learning through simulation which takes place in university, during these weeks you will not be in your workplace.

Classroom based clinical science learning is integrated into the practice modules and you will have the opportunity to engage in group clinical supervision with your peers throughout the course.

The theoretical modules within the first year focus on developing your academic skills, understanding of professional nursing practice and professional identity as well as considering the health and wellbeing of the population.

Theoretical modules will be delivered on your university study day which will be on a Tuesday and occasionally a Wednesday between 9am and 5pm. Teaching will be through a variety of core lectures, seminars and workshops which will be delivered face to face on campus.

You will also have timetabled independent study days to prepare for learning within the classroom and module assessments. Assessments have been designed to reflect the skills required in clinical practice.

Blackboard

Resources for the modules including assessment information are housed on Blackboard, our virtual learning platform. There will be time to explore the platform in the classroom together during welcome week.

To help you prepare

We understand that returning to studying can be daunting, particularly if there has been a long gap. To prepare for university life please have a look at the open access resources available on our Learning Skills Hub​ The Getting started and Study skills will be particularly useful.

If English is an additional language, you may find the Academic English language support useful.

The following reading may help you prepare for your course:

The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates - The Nursing and Midwifery Council

Marieb E N, Keller S M (2021)  ’Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 13th ed‘ Pearson Education         

Bedford D, (2025) Finding and using information: a guide for nursing, health and social care‘ Lantern  Chinn T and Girvin J (2026) ’Nursing professionalism for nursing students‘       

Elsevier, Ellis P and Standing M (2023) Patient assessment and care planning in nursing  4th edition Learning Matters.