Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies

London PT College

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Description

  • Type

    NVQ Level 3

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    6 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our foundation courses are for an international student who finishes high school exams, have completed less than 13 years of education and would like to take a degree in the UK, A foundation is a six months preparation course for international students who need additional English language and academic preparation for entry into a UK university undergraduate course.

Foundation programmes are for all students who have studied in other countries but wish to pursue a degree at a UK university. The foundation course acts as a bridge between student current qualifications and UK university undergraduate entry requirements.

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About this course

The objective of the OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies is to provide learners with a foundation to provide an entry route to UK and international university courses. It is designed to ensure that each learner is equipped with knowledge of study skills, mathematics, computing, society and culture, business and accounting, providing the knowledge and skills to adapt rapidly to change and progress with their learning.

Successful completion of the Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies provides learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

OTHM Level 3 qualifications can be offered to learners from age 18. OTHM does not specify entry requirements for these qualifications. OTHM ensures that learners admitted to the programme have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment criteria.

OTHM Centre must ensure learners are recruited with integrity onto appropriate qualifications that will meet their needs, enable and facilitate learning and achievement enable progression. The qualification is offered in English.

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Subjects

  • Education Studies
  • English
  • International
  • RQF
  • OTHM
  • Qualifications
  • Capabilities
  • Skills
  • Levels
  • TQT

Course programme

Equivalences

OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 3 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities, and competencies that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to GCE AS/A Levels.

Qualification structure

The OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Mandatory units​
  • Academic English and Study Skills (20 credits)
  • Foundation Mathematics (20 credits)
  • Foundation Computing (20 credits)
  • Society and Culture (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Business (20 credits)
  • Foundation Accounting and Economics (20 credits)
Assessment and verification

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion-referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

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