Early Years Practitioner - Educator QCF level 3

Course Information

This qualification is compliant with the knowledge and practical skills criteria included in the Early Years Educator (Level 3): Qualifications Criteria published by the National College for Teaching & Leadership (July 2013). Learners will learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the Early Years sector.

The term children has been used throughout this qualification to include babies, toddlers and young children, from birth to 5 years and from conception to 7 years within the child development unit (401).

You will be part of our newly developed Online Learner Management System which has been designed to ensure you receive quick responses to your work submissions and requests for support from one of our dedicated assessors or mentors. Our learner management system will help you to keep track of all of your assignments and clearly outlines through a progress bar how much you have remaining to complete your Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) QCF. Our assessors will be happy to guide you to resources which will help you to gain a more thorough understanding of your assignments and ensure you complete your course with as much ease as possible.

Throughout your Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) QCF course, you will be assessed through a variety of methods to help you complete the course as quickly and easily as possible. Some of the assessment methods you can expect will be completing written assignments of work that has been given to you, having a manager or colleague complete a witness testimony of tasks completed in a workplace, direct observation of you carrying out work related tasks, professional discussions over the phone and supplying us with work product evidence.

Career Pathways

There is a huge range of job opportunities for people with the Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) QCF. Our child care qualifications can help you find work as a:

• Nursery nurse
• Childminder
• SureStart worker
• Special Educational Needs assistant
• Child care centre manager
• Preschool advisor.

See below what your earnings potential could be if you were a qualified Child Care, Early Years, Health Care, Social Care/Support Worker with a:

Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce (QCF), you could expect to earn an average of £15,000 Per Annum.

Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce (QCF) or Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) (QCF), you could become a team leader or senior staff member and could earn an average of £22,000 Per Annum.

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for the Children and Young People's Workforce, qualifies you to become a manager and manage a care facility for children and you could expect to earn an average of £33,000 rising to £50,000 Per Annum.

From a starting point to a Level 5, it could take you 2-3 years to achieve on a part-time basis