Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
Advance your knowledge of education and training with this level 4 course!
- Is suitable for people who have experience in teaching.
- Is perfect if you want to boost your skills in education and training.
- Understands the roles and responsibilities in education and training.
- Identify’s appropriate teaching and learning approaches.
- Helps you understand how to deliver sessions and motivate students.
- Investigates the use of different assessment methods.
This qualification replaced the CTLLS course in September 2015 and is the next level up from the level 3 award.
The course will allow you to study when and where you want, at your own pace. You will receive all of the course material through an online eLearning portal, so it couldn’t be easier. Your experienced and friendly tutor is always a click away by email, giving you advice and helping you through your course.
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Course Duration
Up to 26 weeks.
Course Outcome
You will receive the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training awarded by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).
Entry Requirements
You must have successfully achieved the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS). New entrants must have a Level 3, or equivalent qualification as a minimum in their own subject area. You must be 19 years or older to enrol onto this course. It is also a mandatory requirement that trainee teachers have a mentor who is currently a teacher or at Level 4 and above to offer all the support they need in the working environment. You should also have an idea of what subjects you’d like to teach.
Assessment
Tutor-marked assignments and three observations.
Qualification Number: 601/2136/1
- Understand the teaching role and responsibilities in education and training
- Understand ways to maintain a safe and supporting learning environment
- Understand the relationships between teachers and other professionals in education and training
- Be able to use initial diagnostic assessment to agree individual learning goals with learners
- Be able to plan inclusive teaching and learning in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to implement the minimum core in planning inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own practice when planning inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to use inclusive teaching and learning approaches in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to communicate with learners and other learning professionals to promote learning and progression
- Be able to use technologies in delivering inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to implement the minimum core when delivering inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own practice in delivering inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to use types and methods of assessment to meet the needs of individual learners
- Be able to carry out assessments in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to implement the minimum core when assessing learners
- Be able to evaluate own assessment practice
- Be able to use resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to implement the minimum core when using resources in the delivery of teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own use of resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
- Understand the aims and philosophy of education and training in a specialist area
- Understand the aims and structure of key qualifications and learning programmes available to learners in a specialist area
- Understand principles of inclusive teaching and learning and key curriculum issues in a specialist area
- Understand how to use resources for inclusive teaching and learning in a specialist area
- Be able to work with others within a specialist area to develop own practice
- Be able to evaluate, improve and update own knowledge and skills in a specialist area
Assessment
You will be assessed through ongoing assignments that will take place throughout the programme. You will also be observed during your teaching practice, twice by a suitably qualified colleague in your work environment and once by your tutor. The session that is observed by your tutor can be recorded. The two sessions that are observed by a work colleague must be live.
All of your assignments are completed and stored online and, as such, can be accessed from any venue with access to the internet. This means you can complete your award from work or home.
Study Method
You will be studying through an online portal which will include interactive modules with associated assignments. You will have access to online personal tutor support to help you throughout the course, which will be available via email.
Course Duration
You have up to 26 weeks to complete this course. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.
Course Outcome
Successful students will receive the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training awarded by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).
Awarding Body
TQUK is an Awarding Organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Welsh Government in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
TQUK aim to provide qualifications that meet the needs of industry. They are designed by leading professionals and delivered to centres and learners with integrity and compliance in mind.
To enrol onto this course, you must have successfully achieved the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (formerly PTLLS). New entrants must have a level 3, or equivalent qualification as a minimum in their own subject area. You must be 19 years or older to enrol onto this course.
It is also a mandatory requirement that trainee teachers have a colleague in their work environment who is currently a teacher or at level 4 and above to offer all the support they need in the working environment. You should also have an idea of what subjects you’d like to teach.
You have up to 26 weeks to complete this course.
Yes, you will need to complete a requirement of 30 hours teaching practice. This teaching practice may be paid or voluntary.
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No, everything is included in the price.
After you have successfully completed your assignments you will receive the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. This is an RQF Ofqual regulated qualification.
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