Level 3 Award in Education and Training

Overview

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training will provide you with a firm foundation to teach in the Further Education and Skills Sector and will allow you to gain a recognised qualification with little or no previous teaching or training experience.

This course is suitable for learners who are:

• Not yet in a teaching role (pre-service).
• Are in a teaching role, or who have just started a teaching role (in-service).
• Who have classroom-based teaching experience but no formal qualifications.

Key Information

• Made up of three units for the Award in Education and Training
• Forty-eight guided learning hours (Guided learning hours are the awarding bodies estimate of how long a student will need to spend studying to complete their qualification.)
• 12 credits at Level 3 (Credits can be used for “credit transfer” towards other qualifications. They can be added together and built up over time)
• No placement needed
• This is a distance-learning course that can be completed in your own time
• Assignments will be accessed via the online learning portal when they are to be completed and returned to the course tutor for assessment.
• You will receive timely feedback to improve your work should you need to.
• Personal Tutoring and coaching from a qualified teacher (the importance of this cannot be underestimated).
• After the successful completion of the course, you will receive your nationally recognised certificate.
• Suggested completion time – 120 Total Qualification Time hours (TQT)* completion usually is within six months.

*TQT is the total amount of time, in hours, expected to be spent by a Student to achieve a qualification. It includes both guided learning hours (which are listed separately) and hours spent in preparation, study, and assessment.

Units Covered

1. Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training.
2. Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training
3. Understanding assessment in education and training

Entry requirements

Ideally, you will hold a Level 2 in English and Maths. A good level of spoken and written English is essential.