Employability and education-related programmes boost your confidence and develop skills and attributes that employers are looking for, improving your chances of seeking and gaining employment or securing a promotion.
Included in this area, programmes of study provide direct links into work-based industries such as Customer Service, Education, Early Years, and Health and Social care sectors.
On these courses, you will also have opportunities to develop your literacy skills enabling progression to relevant qualifications.
Whether you are looking to expand your knowledge and skills to enhance your career prospects, or you are a business looking to upskill your staff, we have a range of short and certified courses.
Education and Training courses we offer
Who this course is for
Adult learners, over 19 years of age, who are Liverpool City Region residents and want to take the first steps into teaching adults, whether that be in community learning, private training, further education or other establishments.
This course will give you the skills and knowledge to understand different types of roles and responsibilities in adult education, how to plan and deliver classroom-based sessions and different types of assessment methods used in education.
Please note that this course is a preparation to teach course and might not be accepted by all providers as a full teaching qualification.
What you will learn
Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training
- Understand the teaching role and responsibilities in education and training
- Understand ways to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment
- Understand the relationships between teachers and other professionals in education and training
Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training
- Understand inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training
- Understand ways to create an inclusive teaching and learning environment
- Plan inclusive teaching and learning
- Deliver inclusive teaching and learning
- Evaluate the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
Understanding assessment in education and training
- Understand types and methods of assessment used in education and training
- Understand how to involve learners and others in the assessment process
- Understand the role and use of constructive feedback in the assessment process
- Understand requirements for keeping records of assessment in education and training
You will have the opportunity to discuss and set your individual learning targets with your tutor and discuss the support you might need to ensure you have an enjoyable and meaningful learning experience.
Please note that this course content is subject to change based on prior knowledge and skills of each cohort.
Knowledge and Skills needed to join the course
This course is for learners who want to teach in further education and have a subject specialism.
No prior knowledge of teaching is required but you will need to:
- *hold a Level 2 English qualification and have the potential to work at Level 3
- *hold a relevant vocational and/or academic award, ideally at Level 3, and/or
have substantial vocational experience in the subject area you want to teach
* Talk to us if you don’t have these awards because you may be able to take an entry assessment activity to demonstrate you can work at the level required. Once on the programme you may also want to enrol on to a Digital Skills, Maths and/or English course which we can help you with.
On this course you will need to:
- follow verbal and written instructions and work through them at your own pace
- listen and join in group discussions
- present information in front of your peers
- jot down notes to record relevant information
- keep your work organised in a file
- conduct research from a number of different sources including websites, books and journals
- use a PC/laptop or tablet for research or to present your work and to access learning sites/platforms
- meet set deadlines and word count for assignments
The materials you will need
At enrolment, you will need your NI number and proof of benefits (if applicable).
Your tutor will provide many of the learning resources, but you will need to come prepared to the lessons with an A4 pad; pen and folder or file to keep your work organised.
You will need access to a computer and the internet outside of college to complete assignments and research. You might qualify to have a laptop on loan for the duration of the course, if you don’t have access to one of your own.
How you will learn
Each session will consist of a dynamic tutor presentation/demonstration followed by a range of interactive activities with plenty of revision and consolidation of learning building on previous learning.
Your progress will be monitored by formal and informal assessment tasks, and you will receive verbal and written feedback from the tutor to help you make good progress.
The qualification is made up of 3 units and a micro teach session which you will deliver to your peers in class. It is expected that you spend time at home to complete homework tasks, conduct research and consolidate learning. Drafts of assignments will be completed in class and typed at home ready for submission.
A completed portfolio of evidence is compiled, assessed and internally quality assured prior to submitting to Ascentis for external verification and certification.
What happens after you complete your course
On completion of this course, you can progress to level 4 or 5 education and training courses, Hugh Baird College offers the following courses:
Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training, Preparatory and Level 5 Certificate in Education (Education and Training).
City of Liverpool, Southport and St Helens colleges also offer the Level 5 Certificate in Education course.
Ask your tutor for advice and a copy of the progression ladder.
Sefton Community Learning Service offers a range of Functional Skills courses from Entry 1 up to Level 2 if you need to brush up your maths and English skills or require a qualification to support you with your career path.
Sefton@Work will be able to provide independent information, advice, and guidance to support you making informed choices for progression into further education, volunteering, or employment.
How to enrol
You can find out how to enrol on this page.
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We also offer a wide variety of further education, including vital maths and English skills, training and courses too improve employability and useful life skills to improve your confidence and well being.
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