Understanding roles, responsibilities and
relationships in education and training (3 credits)
The purpose of the
unit is to enable the candidate to understand the role and responsibilities of
a teacher in education and training and the relationship between different
professionals in education and training. It includes responsibility for
maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for their learners.
Planning to meet the needs of learners in education
and training (3 credits)
The purpose of the
unit is to enable the learner to agree individual learning goals with their
learners, to plan inclusive teaching and learning approaches in accordance with
internal processes and external requirements, and to evaluate their own
practice in planning teaching and learning.
Delivering education and training (6 credits)
The purpose of the
unit is to enable the learner to use inclusive teaching and learning approaches
in accordance with internal processes and external requirements, to communicate
with learners and to evaluate own delivery practice. It provides the learner
with understanding of how technology can enhance teaching and learning and
covers expectations in relation to the minimum core in delivering inclusive
teaching and learning.
Assessing learners in education and training (6 credits)
The purpose of the
unit is to enable the learner to use inclusive teaching and learning approaches
in accordance with internal processes and external requirements, to communicate
with learners and to evaluate own delivery practice. It provides the learner
with understanding of how technology can enhance teaching and learning and
covers expectations in relation to the minimum core in delivering inclusive
teaching and learning.
Using resources for education and training (3 credits)
The purpose of the
unit is to enable the learner to use resources in the delivery of inclusive
teaching and learning and to be able to evaluate that use. It covers
expectations in relation to the minimum core in relation to using resources for
inclusive teaching and learning.
Teaching a specialist area (15 credits)
The unit aims to
develop learners’ knowledge and skills in relation to teaching in a specialist
area. The specialist area may be a vocational or subject area. It includes
consideration of the aims and philosophy of education and training in a
specialist area and the aims and structure of key qualifications and learning
programmes qualifications available to learners. It also includes curriculum
issues, inclusive teaching and learning, and evaluating and improving own
practice in a specialist area.