Level 3 Award in Education and Training
Who is the qualification for?
This nationally recognised qualification is
suitable for anyone who wants to or is currently working in a training, tutoring or assessing role.
This is the first stage of the
teaching qualifications for those working in FE (colleges of further education), Adult Education, Community Education and Work Based
Learning where it is often needed by staff to achieve and maintain contracts.
It is increasingly being required for trainers delivering
all forms of government funded learning. It can be considered as the ‘threshold qualification’ for new tutors; until the qualification
is achieved new tutors may have their teaching supervised. It may also be required for vocational assessors.
For further information
about the new teaching regulations, and qualified teacher status (QTS) visit the Education and Training Foundation. Click HERE.
What
can you do with the Award E&T qualification?
There are many opportunities to teach and train in the many colleges, (see TES JOBS
Click HERE), training and commercial organisations, locally and nationally. The qualification can be a valuable asset when attending
interviews for teaching and training positions, as it confers a ‘threshold license to teach’.
Candidates who are already
teaching or training may value the systematic approach to maximising learning and engagement for their own students and also to understand WHY their teaching strategies work or not. Many strategies for effective learning are investigated and used by all whilst on the course.
This
teacher training qualification will give you a 'threshold license to teach'. This initial teacher training course is designed
to suit a variety of needs. Prospective students may be wishing to change or pursue another career, in teaching adults (generally
from 16 years old and upwards).
Aspects of learning: - specifically, the following topics will be addressed;
1) Assessing Learners Needs – learning styles – areas of learning - learning theory including motivation principles.
2) Lesson/Session
Plan construction. Aims and Objectives, structure of session, differentiation – addressing every learner’s needs.
3) Teaching and Learning Activities. 2 fifteen minute practice presentations in groups & a 20 to 25 minute assessed teaching session
delivered by each candidate on the fourth day.
4) Teaching/learning aids/resources and class-room techniques
and strategies.
5) Quality assurance procedures.
6) Self-evaluation through a reflective
diary relating theory to practice. Peer appraisal as well as tutor appraisal, which is an important part of the course, giving and
getting meaningful evaluations.
7) Sharing issues, solutions, best practice within each peer group has proved invaluable for
colleague support, confidence building, staff ‘bonding’, motivation and personal development.
This is a professional teaching
qualification and the course requires active participation and the completion of three coursework assignments. Candidates should be
successful in achieving virtually half of one of these assignments during the first four days. The remaining two and a half assignments
can be partially completed on a fifth ‘assignment construction’ day, with the remaining work being undertaken after the course has
ended, with dedicated one to one email support (with response time within one working day, usually) for up to two years.
The
guided learning hours are 48. There will be approximately ten to fifteen hours of assignment work to do after the taught course element
course has finished, with dedicated email support until successful completion.
Assessment, on the taught course, includes
delivery of a 20 to 25 minute teaching session to the rest of the group on a subject of the candidate’s choice, as long as it is safe
and legal!
Candidates will need to be able to express themselves effectively both orally and in writing using the English language.
A pre-course assessment form will explore this. Candidates will need a qualification and/or experience in the subject area that people
intend to teach.
'Andragogic Education' - Teacher Training specialists
Contact: enquiries@an-ed.co.uk OR 0208 144 98 28 (Leave a voicemail if we can’t answer, we are a busy team!)