Full Time Childcare and Education CACHE Diploma Level 2

Childcare and Education CACHE Diploma Level 2 (Sept '10) Childcare and education courses

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2010.

Course code: B0958

Course category: Full-time

End Qualification: CACHE Diploma

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2010

Course duration: 1 year

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
Are you interested in a Career working with Childcare or with children aged 0-7 years ?
This course is for you if you wish to work with children in a supervised capacity in a Nursery/Creche or as a Mother-Help.
This is the stage on the Childcare Care Career ladder once you have completed this course you may enter the world of working at a Nursery Assistant.
This course gives you the range of skills needed in the childcare industry, providing you with both the practical experience and the knowledge needed to back up these skills.

Course content:
This course is made up of seven units of study, these all need to be completed and passed in order to achieve.
You will study subjects in the class room such as:

• Working with children
• Child Development
• Safe Environments for Children
• Children and Play
• Communication systems
• Professional Practise

Facilities for students:
The Learners will have their lessons in Pelham Tower in one of our Areas class rooms, You will have wall display place so you can practise displaying work , ready for your nursery experience.
Each learner will be placed in Childcare setting, where they will have up to 2 days a week contact with children, in order to develop there skills.

Tutors:
Your course is staffed with Early Years professionals who have worked in the sector and have a vast amount of experience.

Assessment: Units are assessed using an assignment or exam, for the assignment you are graded A* to D

Awarding Body: CACHE

Entry Requirements:
Learners must have a grade C at GCSE and three Grade D and show an interest in childcare at interview

Interview for entry: Interview required

Progression and links:
Learners may enter employment into the nursery industry as an assistant nursery nurse after this course and study a level three programme while at work.
Or if you pass all your assignments with C grades and pass your Key skills/ Functional Skills target you may progress on to a level three pragramme

Work experience opportunities:
Two days a week or 6 contact hours each.

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.

Home/EU students tuition fees (per year) : tbc

International tuition fees (per year) : tbc

Total for 19 and over : tbc
Total for under 19 : N/A
Total for international students : tbc