SH192 Children's Care Learning and Development

Children's Care Learning and Development

The Children’s Care Learning and Development programme is a flexible and affordable course offering the skills needed to work with young people and children of all ages.

Course Description

The NCFE/EDI Level 3 Children's Care Learning and Development course is the perfect home study course to help you gather an all-round knowledge of the childcare sector. It is a highly rewarding, challenging and exciting course and is perfect for anyone wishing to embark on a career in childcare.

This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of principles and practice of Child care and who are seeking to work in the sectors of childminding, nannying, babysitting and related occupations. The programme covers not only the care of children but also providing for children's development and learning needs through to age 11.

The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home in your own time and at your own pace.

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The course is provided in conjunction with Kendal Publishing Limited – a licenced NCFE centre.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body 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 Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

This course also provides the underpinning knowledge required for achievement of the EDI Level 3 Children’s Care Learning & Development but students must arrange to sit these exams at their own expense at an EDI exams centre but must sit their exams before 31/12/2010.

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you.

Previous Knowledge Required

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about childcare and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to one year from initial registration. The guided learning hours (glh) for this course is 150 hours, but actual duration will depend on the amount of time you can personally commit to your studies.

Support

You will receive the course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email.

Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.       

Assessment

Each element is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and marked by your tutor. Upon successful completion of the five assignments you will be eligible for the NCFE Certificate.

Please note that students’ assessments are moderated three times per year by NCFE. Submission dates and deadlines for moderation are fully detailed in the student study pack.

Assessment for the GOAL qualification is through one multi-choice end-test per unit (five in total). These must be arranged by the student at a local GOAL examination centre due to this being a home study course, and at the student’s own cost. Full details of the GOAL assessment procedure are contained in the student study pack.

This qualification can also provide evidence of underpinning knowledge towards the achievement of the Goal Level 3 National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

Modules

• Unit 1 Principles and values underpinning work with children and the protection and promotion of children’s rights
• 1.1 principles and values in the sector
• 1.2 children’s rights and legislation
• 1.3 child protection
• 1.4 personal Development
• Unit 2 The provision of healthy, safe and secure environments for children
• 2.1 health and safety
• 2.2 risk assessment
• 2.3 emergencies, illness and accidents
• 2.4 employment rights and responsibilities
• Unit 3 The provision of effective and high quality childcare environments
• 3.1 caring for the disabled child
• 3.2 physical care of children
• 3.3 quality of childcare environments
• 3.4 data protection
• Unit 4 Promoting child and young person development
• 4.1 child and young person development
• 4.2 supporting transitions
• 4.3 multi-agency working
• 4.4 managing the child-care setting
• Unit 5 Promoting learning within early education frameworks
• 5.1 promoting learning
• 5.2 early education frameworks
• 5.3 purpose and role of learning and development of young people
• 5.4 assessing and recording achievement

Awarding Body

NCFE/EDI Level 3 Award - Children’s Care Learning and Development

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body 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 Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

The NCFE/EDI course is gained through completing the five tutor marked assignments which are included in your study pack. Once we receive your completed registration form you will automatically be registered with NCFE/EDI for this award. Gaining the certificate requires students to meet the assessment criteria in each of the five assignments. Assignments can be completed and submitted at any time suitable to you.

Once you have completed your five assignments, the NCFE Awarding Body will be informed and your diploma requested. NCFE appoint a moderator to ensure that the assessment criteria have been met.

Moderation is available three times per year and certificates can ONLY be issued following one of the moderation points. Successful students can expect to receive their certificate approximately two months after the moderation date following submission of the final assignment. Consequently, students should be aware that their work will be moderated and to minimise the time between completing the course and receiving your certificate you should ensure that you observe the moderation deadlines set out below:

Moderation date deadline for receipt of final assignments: May - 30th April, September - 31st August, January - 31st December.

On completion of the final assignment, students will however receive a letter confirming their completion and this can be used as evidence when seeking employment, pending receipt of your Award.

OPTIONAL GOAL Level 3 Qualification (No 100/5613/0)                        

Students wishing to obtain this qualification must independently arrange to sit the examinations at a GOAL examination centre. Details of this process are described below. To find a centre please contact the EDI customer service team on 08707 202 909 or email customerservice@ediplc.com and an advisor will conduct a centre search for you. This information can be given verbally over the phone. For certain child care occupations (primarily managers and owners of nurseries and child care facilities), OFSTED require a Level 3 qualification listed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. This GOAL qualification meets this requirement. The qualification is undertaken by completing five examinations (multi-choice style tests) at a GOAL examinations centre. Many schools and colleges in the UK are GOAL centres, and outside of the UK the qualification is branded as LCCI Examinations.

Each of the five units of the GOAL qualification is examined through a multi-choice test comprising 30 questions. Test questions are based solely on the course syllabus and do not require any additional information. The tests can be paper based and sat at fixed dates and times determined by the awarding body. Alternatively some test centres have access to on-line tests which can be sat at anytime by agreement with the test centre. Fees for registration for this qualification are currently £100 but centres will make an additional charge for administration of the tests.

GOAL have over 1000 registered test centres in the UK and many LCCI exams centre around the world.

15 Higher Education Credits are available upon completion of this course.

Center: Study House

For more information about Awarding Bodies click here

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