PI602 Child Care and Teaching Assistant Diploma

Child Care | Teaching Assistant | Level 3 Diploma

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Course Description

Child Care and Teaching Assistant Diploma

NCC Home Learning's Child Care Diploma course leads to a nationally-recognised Level 3 Award accredited by NCFE. It has been designed to enable you to strengthen and develop your knowledge and understanding of home-based childcare practice.

Course topics covered within the Child Care Diploma course include: The introduction to childcare practice, childcare and child development (0-16), the childcare practitioner and planning to meet children's individual needs.

The Child Care Diploma course will help you to improve your knowledge and skills, meet the requirements for basic training as part of childminder registration or application to be a registered childminder and undertake professional development.

This Teaching Assistant Diploma has been developed to enable those working, or hoping to work, in the role of ‘teaching assistant’, to acquire and develop a level of understanding and skills that will help them to do this effectively. The Teaching Assistant Diploma consists of a number of modules, each of which relate to a particular aspect that is important and relevant to the teaching assistant role. You must complete seven modules in total to achieve the Teaching Assistant Diploma.

Each module within the Teaching Assistant Diploma contains a number of sections relating to different aspects of the overall topic with which it is concerned.  Each section of the Teaching Assistant Diploma contains both descriptive text and a range of questions that are designed to test and help you demonstrate your understanding of the material covered.

The starting salary for a Teaching Assistant ranges from around £11,000 to £16,000. A Higher Level Teaching Assistant could earn up to £18,000 a year.  A fully-qualified FE Teacher can earn between £22,000 and £33,000 a year. - C&Q Qualification Guide 2009.

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 Child Care and Teaching Assistants 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 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

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 for one year is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.

Assessment

Completing a series of tutor marked assignments will lead you to the highly acclaimed Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Teaching Assistant.

Modules

• Child Care
• Unit 1: The key features of child development and developmental needs of children 0-8 years inclusive of individual and special needs
• Unit 2: Providing for children’s physical needs inclusive of health and safety
• Unit 3: Learning through play for child development
• Unit 4: Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children
• Unit 5: Legal responsibilities of the childminder and responsibilities for working together
• Teaching Assistant
• MANDATORY UNITS:
• Module 1: Provide Support for Learning Activities
• Module 2: Support Children’s Development
• Module 3: Help to Keep Children Safe
• Module 4: Contribute to Positive Relationships
• Module 5: Provide Effective Support for your Colleagues
• OPTIONAL UNITS (CHOOSE 2):
• Module 6: Use Information and Communication Technology to Support Pupil’s Learning
• Module 7: Support a Child with Disabilities or Special Educational Needs
• Module 8: Support Children and Young People’s Play
• Module 9: Provide Displays

Awarding Body

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE 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. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality.

It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE. NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('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.

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