City & Guilds - 7304: Certificate in Teaching in Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS

The qualification is designed to enable candidates to:·adopt an integrated approach to the theory and practice of teaching·reflect on their own previous/current levels of experience, practice and skills and areas for development.·identify principles of learning, teaching, assessment and evaluation.·develop communication and inter-personal skills·develop an awareness of their professional role and responsibilities.

The qualification is suitable for those who work or want to work as:·Teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector provided they are qualified/experienced in the subject they intend to teach.·Technicians and support staff in further and adult education.·Training personnel in commerce, industry, the public sector, the uniformed services or HM Forces.
Entry RequirementsStudents will need to be:·Over 21 years of age·Fully qualified in the subject they wish to teach·In possession of the necessary literacy and numeracy skills.·Have arranged the necessary thirty hours of teaching practice.·Successfully completed the Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector.·Fulfilling the Associate Teacher role.

Course Content
This is a minimum 24 credit qualification consisting of3 Mandatory units(total 18 units) and optional units to the minimum value of 6 credits.

The three mandatory units are:·Planning to teach in the Lifelong Learning sector. This mandatory unit is carried forward from the level 3/4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, which forms a neccessary prerequisite to this qualification.·Planning and enabling learning.·Principles and practice of assessment.

How will I be assessed?
Each unit within the qualification will be assessed by two City & Guilds assignments. One assignment is concerned with theory and one with practice. Each involves meeting a series of requirements as specified by the Guilds, including the observation of at least three hours of teaching practice delivery.
Each assisgnment is graded on a pass or refer basis and it would be expected that all assignment work is word processed.
What can I do next?
The award offers progression onto other training and development programmes.
Additional costs
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