• What is the course duration?
  6 months
• What are the days and times of the course?
  1 Day / 2 Evenings – times to be agreed on enrolment, or
  Online Learning only – times to be agreed on enrolment
• Open Curriculum
  Open Curriculum allows access to our course materials for missed presentations and tutorials, as well as assignment submission, feedback facilities, and online discussions between students and tutors using discussion seminars, etc.
• What qualifications will I get?
  – CET (Certificate in Education and Training)
• Which Units will I be learning?
  The course is modular and consists of a selection and mixture of units.
  12 Mandatory units and 8 Optional units for the Certificate pathway.

The following aspects of teaching must be taken:

• Teaching and learning theories
• Lesson planning and delivery
• Assessments and feedback
• Classroom management
• Inclusive practice
• Understanding roles and responsibilities
• Identifying individual needs
• Adapting different teaching and learning approaches
• Teaching, Learning & Assessment methods.
• Student motivation
• Record-keeping procedures
• Quality assurance

Choose at least 8 units (incl. the first 2 units) from the following units:

• Safeguarding Children in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• The Prevent Duty – Level 2
• Child Neglect – Level 2
• Communication Skills and Handling Information – Level 2
• Conflict Resolution in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• Duty of Care, Privacy & Dignity – Level 2
• Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• Fire Safety – Level 2
• First Aid Essentials in Health _ Social Care – Level 2
• Food Hygiene Essentials in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• How to be an Effective Fire Warden or Fire Marshal – Level 2
• Infection Prevention and Control in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• Information Governance & Data Security in Health and Social Care – Level 2
• Personal Safety – Level 2
• Person-Centred Care Approaches – Level 2
• Employability Skills – Level 2

Entry requirements for the Certificate in Education and Training (CET) programmes include;

• A minimum of 60 hours of teaching assistant experience
• Level 2 skills in English or Mathematics (or Level 3 if they intend to teach/support literacy or numeracy)
• Technical competency in literacy, numeracy and ICT for certain units
• Non-academic requirements such as a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service Check) and a declaration of any criminal convictions.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• English is the base language of study.

There are two parts to the assessment for these qualifications:

1. Multiple-choice questions – 50 questions each unit; 1-hour duration.
2. Project/assignments – a production through STARR reporting formats (Situation, Tasks, Actions, Results & Reflections).

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates are awarded a CET (Certificate in Education and Training) and may progress by direct-entry to the Diploma or PGCE course. Candidates may equally exit to employment and do well vocationally.

All students are required to pay the following fees:

• Course fee: £399
• Online/Distance Learning fee: £599 for up to 6 months

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  For further enquiries on any of the courses, please make contact on:

  Tel: +44(0)7414 253 997; +234(0)706 252 4962
  Email: admissions@mcbit.org