Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF)
Teaching and Lecturing
Course Overview
Key Information
Level: 3
Sector: Teaching and Lecturing
Qualification type: Occupational Qualification
Total Qualification time: 120
Credit Value: 12
Guided Learning Hours: 48 Status: Available to Learners
Methods of Assessment: Portfolio of Evidence
Minimum age: 19
Qualification Purpose:
The Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) provides learners with the knowledge of the roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training. It provides understanding and implementation of inclusive teaching and learning, facilitation of individual and group learners and knowledge of assessment and its implementation in education and training.
This qualification is aimed at those learners not currently teaching, learners currently teaching and training and those learners currently working as assessors who wish to achieve a qualification that provides an introduction to teaching.
Age Ranges:
Entry is at the discretion of the centre. However, learners should be aged 19+ to undertake this qualification.
Geographical Coverage:
This qualification is available in England and Northern Ireland.
Learner Entry Requirements:
Focus Awards does not set any other entry requirements, but additional criteria may be requested or specified by the centre.
Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations:
Please refer to the Focus Awards ‘Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy’. A copy is available for download from the Focus Awards website at the following url:
https://www.focusawards.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2016/08/Reasonable-Adjustments.pdf
Assessment Methods:
This qualification is Internally Assessed. Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria associated with each unit.
The main pieces of evidence for the portfolio could include some or all of the following:
- Assessor observation
- Witness testimony
- Learner product
- Worksheets
- Assignments/projects/reports
- Record of oral and written questioning
- Learner and peer reports
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
Progression Routes:
Learners seeking progress from this qualification can advance their skills further through the following:
- Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
- Focus Awards Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
Supporting Material and Useful Websites:
- https://focusawards.org.uk/supportingmaterials
- https://ofqual.gov.uk
Units Group A:
Unit Title | Unit reference | Level | Credit | Guided Learning Hours |
Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training | H/505/0053 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Units Group B:
Unit Title | Unit reference | Level | Credit | Guided Learning Hours |
Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training | D/505/0052 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
Facilitate learning and development for individuals | J/502/9549 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Facilitate learning and development for groups | F/502/9548 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Units Group C:
Unit Title | Unit reference | Level | Credit | Guided Learning Hours |
Understanding assessment in education and training | R/505/0050 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Understanding the principles and practices of assessment | D/601/5313 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
Course Highlights
Payment Plan
Option 1: Full Payment
£3000 Save 16.66%%!
£2500
Option 2: Instalment Plan
£500 deposit
2 Monthly Instalment of £1000
4 Monthly Instalment of £500
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