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Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
Key Facts
Qualification Number: NCFE 601/1620/1
Duration: 6 to 12 months
Credit Value: 36
Guided Learning Hours: 360 hours
Fee: £1,450
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is an introductory teaching qualification ideal for students and candidates will need to take part in either a microteaching session or be observed in a work environment delivering teaching. The course allows learners to develop teaching skills and can be taken by students who are not currently in a teaching role if the microteaching option is chosen.
Programme Goals
This qualification is aimed to meet the needs of a range of trainee teachers such as individuals:
Not currently in a teaching or training role
Currently teaching or training and can be observed in the workplace
Currently working as assessors who wish to achieve a qualification that provides an introduction into teaching
This qualification will give candidates the opportunity to:
Achieve a nationally recognised qualification valued by employers
Develop skills and competence in the workplace and increases confidence
Develop the essential skills needed to work successfully in teaching
Develop the skills to manage their own performance and professional development
Improve employability and support progress into a teaching role
Programme Delivery
This qualification is regulated in the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and provides learners with a wide range of knowledge and skills needed to develop teaching practice and develop competence and confidence in teaching.
This is a competence-based qualification and should be assessed in a realistic work environment in line with the relevant assessment strategy.
To achieve the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training a student must achieve a minimum of 36 credits made up of 21 credits from mandatory units and 15 from optional units by producing a portfolio of evidence.
Assessment plans and portfolio evidence will be assessed by a fully qualified and occupationally competent coach/assessor virtually on a one-to-one basis using a variety of methods and delivered flexibly according to the needs of the learner.
Portfolio evidence will then be internally quality assessed 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]