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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England)
Key Facts
Qualification Number: 601/4852/4
Credit Value: 61
Guided Learning Hours: 466 hours
Fee: £1750
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification will develop the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people in a residential childcare setting, including an understanding of child and young person development.
The Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) is the required qualification under The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.
Programme Goals
This qualification aims to meet the needs of those working in childcare settings.
Achieve a nationally recognised qualification valued by employers
Develop skills and competence in the workplace and increase confidence
Achieve a nationally recognised qualification valued by employers
Develop the essential skills needed to work successfully in childcare settings
Improve employability and support progress in a childcare setting
Programme Delivery
This qualification is regulated by the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QFC). It provides learners with a wide range of knowledge and skills to support anyone working in residential childcare.
This knowledge-based qualification should be assessed in a realistic work environment that aligns with the relevant assessment strategy. To achieve the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England), a learner must produce a portfolio of evidence and earn 61 credits, 53 of which are mandatory and 8 of which are optional.
Assessment plans and portfolio evidence will be assessed by a fully qualified and occupationally competent coach/assessor through a series of virtual online reviews on a one-to-one basis, using various methods. They will be delivered flexibly according to the learner’s needs.
Portfolio evidence will then be internally quality assured and externally certified by the Awarding Body NCFE.
Further information about this qualification can be found here you can read the standards here or please send your enquiry to [email protected]