This course is for pre-service or in-service teachers who are new to teaching and training or those wishing to teach or train. It is designed as a qualification which will equip a wide range of teachers and facilitators with a threshold license to teach. The course suits those who work, or want to work, as teachers in the post 14 Sector, technicians and support staff in further and adult education, and training personnel in commerce, industry and the public sector. We strongly advice learners who have no experience in teaching to undertake this course first to ensure the basic knowledge is understood and mastered.

The course introduces you to the key principles of delivering learning, including:

• Roles and responsibilities of the teacher
• Planning and preparing sessions
• Delivering learning activities
• Assessment of learning

The course is very active and participative, with opportunities for micro teaching with your peers (short teaching sessions) built into the programme. Note: due to the current situation, the college will assess, considering learners preferences, if the course should be delivered face to face or online.

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is a competence-based qualification which is internally assessed through a portfolio of evidence, which is externally quality assured.

Award in Education and Training Level 3 (NCfE)

The objectives of this qualification are to prepare learners for employment and upport learners to progress to a teaching role within the workplace. Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to NCFE Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training and NCFE Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training

There is no formal entry requirement for the course and you do not have to be teaching or training already to join the course. However, teachers in the Lifelong learning sector are expected to have a Level 3 qualification in their own teaching subject and Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy.

If you have a Learning Difficulty or Disability please let us know when you apply. You will be offered support in your interview. If you need help completing your application we can help with this too.