The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is an introductory teaching qualification, which introduces learners to:
- The roles and responsibilities in relation to teaching
- Appropriate teaching and learning approaches within the candidate’s specialist area
- Planning, delivering and evaluating micro-teaching sessions or assessed practice in a real work environment
- The use of assessment methods and record-keeping
It is suitable for those who work, or intend to work, as:
- Teachers in adult and community education
- Teachers or trainers in the voluntary sector
- Training personnel in the public sector or industry
- Technicians and support staff in further and adult education
What experience and skills will you gain?
The course includes 3 hours of group learning a week – this will be delivered through a combination of online delivery via MS Teams and face-to-face delivery on site. In addition, some learning will be blended, through the use of our VLE (Moodle), Padlet and Screencast. The group learning sessions will include a mixture of teaching and learning methods, and will model the strategies and approaches you are learning about. Learners are also expected to undertake some independent study, including a reflective journal, as part of the course.
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Campus
This course will be delivered at Lambeth College - Clapham
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What do you need to apply?
4 GCSEs at grade 9-4 which include either English Language/Literature?or Maths?or?Distinction/Merit?on?a?Level?2 ?Diploma.
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How will you be assessed?
Students need a total of 12 credits to be awarded the qualification. You will be assessed through:
- A piece of writing on the roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training (1750 words)
- A piece of writing on inclusive teaching and learning methods in education and training (750-1000 words)
- A session plan which presents teaching, learning & assessment strategies to be used with learners, and the accompanying resources
- An evaluation of the above lesson plan (1000 words)
- A piece of writing about assessment (1000 words)
- Micro teach (15 minutes) and observation of other learners’ micro-teaching (45 minutes)
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Where can this course take you?
Candidates who have achieved the Level 3 Award in Education and Training could progress to either the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training or the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training. Both of these qualifications require the candidate to not have a criminal background which might prevent them from working as a teacher with young people or vulnerable adults.
The Level 3 unit Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education and Training is also a mandatory unit in the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. For those candidates who achieve this unit as part of the Award, credit transfer will apply when undertaking the Certificate qualification.
