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Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training

Skill Level

All

Total Hours (TQT)

140 hours

Mandatory Units

5

Optional Units

1

Language

English

Overview

This course is a first stage teaching qualification which has a teaching/training practice requirement. It is an in-service qualification designed for those working or wishing to work as teachers/trainers in England. You must have access to 30 hours of teaching. This qualification is suitable for individuals delivering Education and Training in any learning environment

Who is the course for?

This is a first stage teaching qualification, formerly known as CTTLS, which has a teaching/training practice requirement. It is designed for those working or wishing to work as teachers/trainers in England. It may also be possible for pre-service teachers/trainers (defined as those who are not formally contracted as teachers/trainers) to also complete this qualification. All candidates, whether pre-service or in-service must have access to 30 hours of teaching. This qualification is also suitable for those delivering education and training in any learning environment.

What are the entry requirements to access the course?

You will be required to hold a Level 3 qualification in the area you are wanting to teach in and literacy and numeracy at Level 2. You will need access to a PC/ Laptop/Mac and internet access. You will also be required to be motivated and able to set aside time to complete your work

Do I have to sit exams?

As this is a vocational qualification there are no final exams for you to sit. You will be continually assessed using a variety of tasks intended to show and use the skillset that you have.

How is this course delivered?

This course is delivered remotely utilising our materials and the use of zoom / teams / Skype, etc.  All written work will be submitted and assesed via our portfolio system.

What is the duration of the course?

The duration of the course is approximately 140 hours TQT.  This includes tutoring and individual learning; however, as we take into account your previous work and academic history this could be less.

What will I learn from the course?

Learners who successfully complete this qualification will have a fundamental understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher/trainer in relation to legislation, equality, diversity, inclusivity and meeting the needs of learners. They will be able to use initial and diagnostic assessments and plan and deliver inclusive teaching and learning. They will also be able to assess learning and use appropriate resources to support effective learning.

See the course format below, for further information.

Course Format

This qualification comprises of five mandatory units and an extensive choice of optional units.  You can work with LCP to find the best- fit from the optional units offered in the qualification to suit you and your career.

Mandatory Units:

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to use initial and diagnostic assessment to agree individual learning goals with learners

  • Be able to plan inclusive teaching and learning in accordance with internal and external requirements

  • Be able to implement the minimum core in planning inclusive teaching and learning

  • Be able to evaluate own practice when planning inclusive teaching and learning

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to use types and methods of assessment to meet the needs of individual learners

  • Be able to carry out assessments in accordance with internal and external requirements

  • Be able to implement the minimum core when assessing learners

  • Be able to evaluate own assessment practice

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the teaching role and responsibilities in education and training

  • Understand ways to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment

  • Understand the relationships between teachers and other professionals in education and training

 

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to use resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning

  • Be able to implement the minimum core when using resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning

  • Be able to evaluate own use of resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning

 

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to use inclusive teaching and learning approaches in accordance with internal and external requirements

  • Be able to communicate with learners and other learning professionals to promote learning and progression

  • Be able to use technologies in delivering inclusive teaching and learning

  • Be able to implement the minimum core when delivering inclusive teaching and learning

  • Be able to evaluate own practice in delivering inclusive teaching and learning

Choose a minimum of 1 unit with a combined credit value of 15 from the following options:

Group B Optional Units:

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Be able to internally evaluate the quality of assessment
  • Be able to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Be able to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when internally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the opportunities available for workforce development
  • Understand how to engage with employers to promote workforce development
  • Understand how to design learning and development opportunities in the workplace
  • Understand how to facilitate learning and development opportunities in the workplace
  • Be able to engage with employers on workforce development issues
  • Be able to work with employers to facilitate workforce development solutions

9 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand national developments in educational provision for the 14-19 age range
  • Understand roles and responsibilities of teachers working with the 14-19 age range
  • Be able to plan learning to meet the needs of individual 14-19 learners
  • Be able to deliver learning to meet the needs of individual 14-19 learners
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in working with the 14-19 age range

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand principles and purpose of engaging learners in learning and development
  • Understand the role of mentoring in facilitating learning
  • Be able to assist and engage the learner in the learning and development process
  • Be able to assist the learner in reviewing their own progress

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to promote understanding of recognition and accreditation of prior learning with external stakeholders
  • Understand how to provide guidance for learners
  • Be able to support learners to recognise prior learning and achievement
  • Be able to assess evidence presented by learners
  • Be able to evaluate and improve practice

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the context and principles of external quality assurance
  • Understand how to plan the external quality assurance of assessment
  • Understand how to externally evaluate the quality of assessment and internal quality assurance
  • Understand how to externally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Understand how to manage information relevant to external quality assurance
  • Understand the legal and good practice requirements relating to external quality assurance

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles and practices of learning needs analysis for organisations
  • Be able to conduct learning needs analysis for the organisation
  • Be able to agree organisational learning and development plans with relevant people

15 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Understand the purpose and use of resources in own specialist area
  • Be able to develop and use inclusive resources in own specialist area
  • Understand how to organise and enable access to resources
  • Understand legal requirements and responsibilities relating to the development and use of resources
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to development and use of resources in own specialist area

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence
  • Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
  • Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
  • Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to coaching
  • Understand the use of coaching in a specific context
  • Understand how to identify client goals and outcomes

15 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Understand the impact of a specific impairment on teaching and learning
  • Understand how to investigate effective practice in a specialist area of disability
  • Be able to investigate practice in a specialist area of disability

15 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the aims and philosophy of education and training in a specialist area
  • Understand the aims and structure of key qualifications and learning programmes available to learners in a specialist area
  • Understand principles of inclusive teaching and learning and key curriculum issues in a specialist area
  • Understand how to use resources for inclusive teaching and learning in a specialist area
  • Be able to work with others within a specialist area to develop own practice
  • Be able to evaluate, improve and update own knowledge and skills in a specialist area

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand how to use study skills approachesand techniquesto enhance the learning of others
  • Be able to enable learners to use study skills to enhance their learning
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in the use of study skills approaches and techniques to enhance the learning of others

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles and methods of evaluating learning programmes
  • Be able to plan the evaluation of a learning programme
  • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of a learning programme

15 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand factors which influence learning
  • Understand the impact of policy and regulatory frameworks on inclusive practice
  • Understand roles and responsibilities relating to inclusive practice
  • Understand how to create and maintain an inclusive learning environment
  • Understand how to evaluate own inclusive practice

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to mentoring
  • Understand the use of mentoring in a specific context
  • Understand how to identify client goals and outcomes
6 Credit unit at Level 4
  • Understand the principles underpinning the development of learning and development programmes
  • Be able to develop learning and development programmes
  • Be able to review learning and development programmes

15 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Understand how to identify an area of interest related to practice in own subject specific area
  • Be able to investigate current good practice in own subject specific area
  • Be able to work with others to improve own skills in reflective practice
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in a subject specific area
  • Be able to apply learning from investigation of an area of interest to own practice in a subject specific area
  • Be able to present findings from investigation of an area of interest in own subject specific area

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the differences between employability skills and employment skills
  • Understand the influence of personal qualities and skills on the delivery of employability skills
  • Be able to use techniques, strategies and practices that reflect the workplace in the delivery of employability skills
  • Be able to evaluate own delivery of employability skills

15 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of a coach, mentor and teacher in relation to working with individual learners
  • Understand how to select strategies to meet the needs of individual learners
  • Understand the multi-agency approach to the development of individual learners
  • Understand the contribution of one-to-one coaching, mentoring and teaching to the development of individual learners
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to one-to-one teaching and learning situations

9 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the role of specialist delivery techniques in a specific area
  • Be able to develop specialist delivery techniques and learning activities in own specific area
  • Be able to use specialist delivery techniques and learning activities
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to specialist delivery techniques

15 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Understand the purpose and nature of action research
  • Be able to initiate action research
  • Understand ways of carrying out action research
  • Be able to carry out action research
  • Be able to present the outcomes of action research
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to action research

15 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to the personal tutoring role
  • Understand factors affecting learners approaches to learning
  • Understand the use of personal tutoring in a specific context
  • Understand how personal learning targets are created and monitored

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the context and principles of internal quality assurance
  • Understand how to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Understand techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally
  • Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Understand how to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Understand the legal and good practice requirements for the internal quality assurance of assessment

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand informationrelating to employers developing provision for learners

  • Understand how to engage with employers for the benefit of learners

  • Be able to engage with employers for the benefit of learners

  • Be able to evaluate the effect of employer provision on the learner and partner organisation

15 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the purpose and nature of partnership working
  • Understand the purpose, aims and objectives of a partnership
  • Understand the structure and management of a partnership
  • Understand how to measure and report on a partnerships outputs
  • Understand how to communicate effectively within a partnership
  • Understand the wider context within which a partnership operates

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the key features of a culture which promotes equality and values diversity
  • Understand the importance of promoting equality and valuing diversity in lifelong learning
  • Be able to promote equality and value diversity
  • Understand how to help others in the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity
  • Be able to review own contribution to promoting equality and valuing diversity in lifelong learning

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand potential factors leading to behaviours that disrupt a learning environment
  • Understand organisational policies relating to managing behaviours ina learning environment
  • Be able to promote behaviours that contribute to a purposeful learning environment
  • Be able to manage behaviours that disrupt a purposeful learning environment
  • Be able to evaluate own practice in managing behaviours in a learning environment

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