Level 3 Award in Education and Training

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Overview

The Level 3 Award provides an introduction to teaching that will give you an insight into the roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training, how to plan and deliver inclusive teaching/training sessions and how to assess and give constructive and developmental feedback.
You will have the opportunity to plan and deliver a teaching session (micro teach) as well as observe your fellow classmates when they deliver their own micro teaching session.
The course will be delivered face to face.

Course Content - What will I learn?

You will cover topics including:

1. Unit 301 Roles and responsibilities of the teacher
2. Unit 302 Planning and facilitating learning in groups
3. Unit 305 Understanding the principles and practices of assessment

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Am I right for the course?

The award is suitable for:
Candidates who work, or want to work as teachers/trainers in the further education and skills sector.
Candidates who are not in a teaching/training role, or who have just started in a teaching/training role.
Candidates who want a short qualification to enable them to make career choices.
Candidates over 19 years old.

You need to have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent in the subject that you would like to teach.
Ideally you will have Level 2 English and Maths.
All applicants will be required to undertake an initial assessment of skills in English and demonstrate that you are able to produce written work that is at level 2.
You must have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word in order to write the assignments.
5-7 hours study time outside the taught session is recommended.

You will be assessed through written and practical assignments submitted as a portfolio of evidence.

You will need to supply your own study resources. The college will supply general resources for the microteach element of the session e.g. pens, flipchart paper, where appropriate. You will need to supply any specialist resources.

You will need to buy the textbook, The Award in Education and Training by Ann Gravells (2014), which costs around £20.

You will be taught by an experienced team of tutors who have considerable experience of the further education and skills sector.

What Next?

To apply please go to the adult learner/Teacher Training section of the college website and apply online.

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Fees

16-18 years old, no tuition fees apply to Full Time courses and fees subject to confirmation. Additional costs applicable to BHS courses.

For all two year courses fees shown above are per year.

Aged 19+ and planning to take a level 3 or above a different fee may apply. You may be eligible for an Advanced Learning Loan.

All HE courses (full and part time) are subject to tuition fees.

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Contact our Admissions team to find out more about student fees and how they might apply to you.

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