Digital Health and Care Wales: does its digital degree apprenticeships sponsor a UK visa?

No published policyDigital Degree Apprenticeships (part-time BSc Hons in Computing, Cloud Computing and Digital and Technology Solutions with Welsh universities)

Unconfirmed. Digital Health and Care Wales publishes no sponsorship policy for its digital degree apprenticeships, so we cannot state a firm answer. It says nothing about visa sponsorship for apprentices.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
apprenticeship
2027 cycle
No 2027 intake date published as of 12 October 2026; external candidates can register interest to be told about future apprenticeship vacancies
Confidence
medium

Digital Health and Care Wales Digital Degree Apprenticeships: at a glance

Locations
Cardiff, WalesSource
The catch: The digital degrees are described mainly as funded study for existing staff; external places appear only when DHCW advertises an apprenticeship vacancy, so register interest rather than waiting for a fixed intake.

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What Digital Health and Care Wales publishes about this programme

Checked against Digital Health and Care Wales's own careers pages on 2026-10-12. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

  • Visa sponsorship policy: not published
  • Application dates: published
  • Programme description: not published
  • Duration and start date: not published
  • Who can apply: not published
  • Pay: not published
  • Locations: published
  • Degree requirement: not published
  • Recruitment stages: not published

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Verdict last checked 2026-10-12. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Digital Health and Care Wales sponsor visas for its digital degree apprenticeships?

Unconfirmed. Digital Health and Care Wales publishes no sponsorship policy for its digital degree apprenticeships, so we cannot state a firm answer. Digital Health and Care Wales, the NHS Wales special health authority that builds national digital services such as the NHS Wales App, runs Digital Degree Apprenticeships with Bangor University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, the University of South Wales and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Courses available include BSc Hons Computing (Computer Networks and Cybersecurity, Data and Information Systems, Software Engineering), BSc Hons Cloud Computing, BSc Hons Cloud Software Computing and BSc Hons Digital and Technology Solutions (including Cyber Security and Data Science pathways), all studied part-time. Staff can also take a Health Informatics apprenticeship, ILM Management at levels 4 and 5, Business Administration level 4 and a level 4 Diploma in Project Management. For external candidates, DHCW says its apprenticeships let people study a part-time degree or other qualification while working for it, and invites them to register interest for future vacancies. It says nothing about visa sponsorship for apprentices.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Digital Health and Care Wales?

The digital degrees are described mainly as funded study for existing staff; external places appear only when DHCW advertises an apprenticeship vacancy, so register interest rather than waiting for a fixed intake.

When do applications open for the Digital Health and Care Wales digital degree apprenticeships?

No 2027 intake date published as of 12 October 2026; external candidates can register interest to be told about future apprenticeship vacancies. Checked on 2026-10-12 against Digital Health and Care Wales's own site.

Where is the Digital Health and Care Wales digital degree apprenticeships based?

Cardiff, Wales, according to Digital Health and Care Wales's own careers information.

How should I confirm Digital Health and Care Wales's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Digital Health and Care Wales's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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