Transition to Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeships (TRNDA)
The TRNDA programme is a two-year course allowing staff who have either completed an NMC approved Nursing Associate programme or some of a nursing or an associate practitioner programme to ‘top up’ to become a registered nurse. To meet the NMC hours requirement, the education provider needs to map into the nursing degree. It includes periods of practice learning, employment, and theory hours. On successful completion apprentices are eligible to join the NMC register as a Registered Nurse.
Applicants who have successfully completed a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, will have any credit transfer considered in accordance with the university’s procedures.
For the TRNDA programme, staff must have been in a substantive Nursing Associate role for at least six months and should have completed or be in the process of completing preceptorship training and must have support of their line manager before applying.
The current minimum entry requirements, set by the Trust, universities and Nursing and Midwifery Council are:
- Literacy & Numeracy Functional Skills level 2 or equivalent
- Successfully completed a level 3 qualification, Apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent. 2 ‘A’ levels (grade C or above) are equivalent to a level 3 qualification. (https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels)
- Completion of the Care Certificate
- Working in a band 4 Nursing Associate role for a minimum of 6 months
- If you have successfully completed a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, or equivalent, any credit transfer is in accordance with the university’s procedures.
- Digital Literacy
- The support and agreement from your clinical matron or line manager. This could be part of your yearly appraisal or development meeting. We will be contacting your clinical matron or line manager as part of the shortlisting process to request a statement in support of your application.
- Working in a substantive Health Care Support Worker Role within the trust and have been employed within the trust for a minimum of six months before applying and having completed your probationary period for your current role.
- For the duration of the nursing apprenticeship, you will need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in order to meet the NMC practice placement hours, the nursing apprenticeship hours and the University academic hours per year.
University of Winchester
For more information please read the following documents about the Transition to Registered Nurse (Top Up) Degree Apprenticeship with the University of Winchester.
Transition to Registered Nurse (Top Up) Degree Apprenticeship with the University of Winchester.
BPP
For more information please read the following documents about the Transition to Registered Nurse (Top Up) Degree Apprenticeship with the BPP.
Transition to Registered Nurse (Top Up) Degree Apprenticeship with BPP.
