Edexcel Level 3 and 4: BTEC Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning sector (CTLLS)
BTEC
Blended
Description
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Type
BTEC
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Methodology
Blended
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Duration
10 Days
You need a total of 24 credits to achieve this qualification. You must complete: three mandatory units totalling 18 credits. Unit 1 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (may be APL'd). Unit 2 Planning and Enabling Learning. Unit 3 Principles and Practice of Assessment. option unit totalling six credits. Option unit Equality and Diversity. Suitable for: The qualification is suitable for those who work or want to work as: teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector, ie further, adult and community education, work-based learning and the voluntary sector. technicians and support staff in further and adult education.
About this course
Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector is accredited for learners aged 19 years and over.
Candidates should be qualified/experienced in the subject they intend to teach, have access to 30 teaching practice hours and possess reasonable levels of language, literacy and numeracy. In addition, the nature of both the learning and assessment required for the qualification is such that candidates should have the ability to manage the requirements of the level of the qualification they are taking, read and interpret written tasks, and to write answers in a legible and understandable form.
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Course programme
(CTLLS) is designed to be a stand-alone qualification or as part of the full QTLS.
CTLLS is designed to provide:
- the knowledge, understanding and skills that learners need to teach opportunities for full-time learners to gain a nationally-recognised, vocationally
- opportunities for teachers in the field of education to achieve a nationally recognised, vocationally-specific qualification
- education and training for those hoping to enter, or entering, the education sector to provide teaching, principally in the areas of training or instruction in the lifelong learning sector
- opportunities for learners to focus on the development of essential skills within the context of teaching
- transferable units which carry appropriate levels of credit to allow for accrediting prior experience or learning between the different stages of working towards qualified teacher status.
- opportunities for learners to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life
- specific qualification to enter employment in the field of teaching or to progress to further vocational qualifications, including QTLS licence status
Assessment
Candidates must be observed for at least three hours over a minimum of three occasions of their 30 teaching practice hours.
Each observation must be for a minimum of 30 minutes and must be in the candidate’s place of work, producing a portfolio of formal teaching observations
Criterion referenced, based on the achievement of the contextualised pass criteria within each Unit.
The practical and theoretical evidence will be internally and externally verified according to current practice applied to Edexcel’s BTEC specialised and Short Courses.
Additional information
Edexcel Level 3 and 4: BTEC Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning sector (CTLLS)