The University of Suffolk has a great deal of experience in running Foundation Degrees as well as a number of pre-registration programmes including nursing, midwifery, radiography and social work programmes and this experience, alongside with significant input from employers, has informed the structure and content of this new programme. A key aspect is the partnership between the University and local health care providers within the NHS, Private, Voluntary and Independent Sectors. This partnership enables you to learn whilst in employment combining classroom based theory and practical experience from work-based learning.Students on the FdA Health and Wellbeing course at the University benefit from close working relationships with the lecturing team and other experts in the field of health and care from our practice partners in the NHS and other local health and care providers. You will benefit from the fact that academic staff here get to know every student as an individual, and will support you through your academic journey with us.Career opportunitiesGraduates of the Foundation degree in Health and Wellbeing will be well placed to take advantage of a variety of career openings which exist in the health and care arena. This programme is offered as a stand alone qualification and as part of the Higher Apprenticeship, and is mapped to the Assistant Practitioner Standard, enabling graduates to work as Senior Care Workers or Band 4 workers in the NHS, Private, Voluntary or Independent Sector. You will also be registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate.