IAO
Level 4
QN: 601/4416/6
Curriculum Active
IAO Level 4 Certificate In Education and Training
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by IAO. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1242 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
IAO
Syllabus Units
43 Units
Guided Hours
1242 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Action learning to support development of subject specific pedagogy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to identify an area of interest related to practice in own subject specific area
- Be able to investigate current good practice in own subject specific area
- Be able to work with others to improve own skills in reflective practice
- Be able to evaluate own practice in a subject specific area
- Be able to apply learning from investigation of an area of interest to own practice in a subject specific area
- Be able to present findings from investigation of an area of interest in own subject specific area
2
Action research
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and nature of action research
- Be able to initiate action research
- Understand ways of carrying out action research
- Be able to carry out action research
- Be able to present the outcomes of action research
- Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to action research
3
Analysing English language for literacy and language teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between forms of language and meaning
- Understand structural features of language
4
Assess occupational competence in the work environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence
- Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
- Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
- Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence
5
Assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
- Be able to carry out assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
- Be able to provide required information following the assessment of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
- Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
6
Assessing learners in education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use types and methods of assessment to meet the needs of individual learners
- Be able to carry out assessments in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to implement the minimum core when assessing learners
- Be able to evaluate own assessment practice
7
Assessment and support for the recognition of prior learning through the accreditation of learning outcomes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to promote understanding of recognition and accreditation of prior learning with external stakeholders
- Understand how to provide guidance for learners
- Be able to support learners to recognise prior learning and achievement
- Be able to assess evidence presented by learners
- Be able to evaluate and improve practice
8
Delivering education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use inclusive teaching and learning approaches in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to communicate with learners and other learning professionals to promote learning and progression
- Be able to use technologies in delivering inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to implement the minimum core when delivering inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own practice in delivering inclusive teaching and learning
9
Delivering employability skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the differences between employability skills and employment skills
- Understand the influence of personal qualities and skills on the delivery of employability skills
- Be able to use techniques, strategies and practices that reflect the workplace in the delivery of employability skills
- Be able to evaluate own delivery of employability skills
10
Develop and prepare resources for learning and development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles underpinning development and preparation of resources for learning and development
- Be able to develop resources to meet learning and development needs
11
Develop learning and development programmes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles underpinning the development of learning and development programmes
- Be able to develop learning and development programmes
- Be able to review learning and development programmes
12
Developing, using and organising resources in a specialist area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and use of resources in own specialist area
- Be able to develop and use inclusive resources in own specialist area
- Understand how to organise and enable access to resources
- Understand legal requirements and responsibilities relating to the development and use of resources
- Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to development and use of resources in own specialist area
13
Effective partnership working in the learning and teaching context
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and nature of partnership working
- Understand the purpose, aims and objectives of a partnership
- Understand the structure and management of a partnership
- Understand how to measure and report on a partnership’s outputs
- Understand how to communicate effectively within a partnership
- Understand the wider context within which a partnership operates
14
Engage learners in the learning and development process
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles and purpose of engaging learners in learning and development
- Understand the role of mentoring in facilitating learning
- Be able to assist and engage the learner in the learning and development process
- Be able to assist the learner in reviewing their own progress
15
Engage with employers to develop and support learning provision
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand information relating to employers developing provision for learners
- Understand how to engage with employers for the benefit of learners
- Be able to engage with employers for the benefit of learners
- Be able to evaluate the effect of employer provision on the learner and partner organisation
16
Engage with employers to facilitate workforce development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the opportunities available for workforce development
- Understand how to engage with employers to promote workforce development
- Understand how to design learning and development opportunities in the workplace
- Understand how to facilitate learning and development opportunities in the workplace
- Be able to engage with employers on workforce development issues
- Be able to work with employers to facilitate workforce development solutions
17
Equality and diversity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key features of a culture which promotes equality and values diversity
- Understand the importance of promoting equality and valuing diversity in lifelong learning
- Be able to promote equality and value diversity
- Understand how to help others in the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity
- Be able to review own contribution to promoting equality and valuing diversity in lifelong learning
18
Evaluating learning programmes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and methods of evaluating learning programmes
- Be able to plan the evaluation of a learning programme
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of a learning programme
19
Identify individual learning and development needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and practices of learning needs analysis for individuals
- Be able to conduct learning needs analysis for individuals
- Be able to agree individual learning and development needs
20
Identify the learning needs of organisations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and practices of learning needs analysis for organisations
- Be able to conduct learning needs analysis for the organisation
- Be able to agree organisational learning and development plans with relevant people
21
Inclusive practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors which influence learning
- Understand the impact of policy and regulatory frameworks on inclusive practice
- Understand roles and responsibilities relating to inclusive practice
- Understand how to create and maintain an inclusive learning environment
- Understand how to evaluate own inclusive practice
22
Internally assure the quality of assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Be able to internally evaluate the quality of assessment
- Be able to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- Be able to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when internally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment
23
Manage learning and development in groups
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and practices of managing learning and development in groups
- Be able to manage group learning and development environments
- Be able to apply methodologies to manage learning and development in groups
- Be able to manage learning and development in groups to comply with legal and organisational requirements
24
Managing behaviours in a learning environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the characteristics and impact of behaviours in a learning environment
- Understand legislation and organisational policies relating to managing behaviours in a learning environment
- Be able to apply theories of behaviour management to create and maintain a purposeful learning environment
- Be able to evaluate own practice in managing behaviours in a learning environment
25
Planning to meet the needs of learners in education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use initial and diagnostic assessment to agree individual learning goals with learners
- Be able to plan inclusive teaching and learning in accordance with internal and external requirements
- Be able to implement the minimum core in planning inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own practice when planning inclusive teaching and learning
26
Preparing for the coaching role
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to coaching
- Understand the use of coaching in a specific context
- Understand how to identify client goals and outcomes
27
Preparing for the mentoring role
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to mentoring
- Understand the use of mentoring in a specific context
- Understand how to identify client goals and outcomes
28
Preparing for the personal tutoring role
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role and responsibilities in relation to the personal tutoring role
- Understand factors affecting learners’ approaches to learning
- Understand the use of personal tutoring in a specific context
- Understand how personal learning targets are created and monitored
29
Principles and practice of lipreading teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the physiological processes and psychological functions of hearing
- Understand the effects of acquired hearing loss
- Understand ways in which amplification and lipreading are optimised by those with hearing loss
- Understand the phonology of spoken English and its application to lipreading learning and teaching
- Be able to use specialist techniques and methodology for teaching lipreading
- Understand assistive aids and services available to those with acquired hearing loss
30
Reading skills for literacy and language teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to read written texts
- Be able to respond to written texts
31
Speaking and listening skills for literacy and language teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to present information
- Be able to listen and respond to non verbal and verbal information
32
Specialist delivery techniques and activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of specialist delivery techniques in a specific area
- Be able to develop specialist delivery techniques and learning activities in own specific area
- Be able to use specialist delivery techniques and learning activities
- Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to specialist delivery techniques
33
Teaching in a specialist area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the aims and philosophy of education and training in a specialist area
- Understand the aims and structure of key qualifications and learning programmes available to learners in a specialist area
- Understand principles of inclusive teaching and learning and key curriculum issues in a specialist area
- Understand how to use resources for inclusive teaching and learning in a specialist area
- Be able to work with others within a specialist area to develop own practice
- Be able to evaluate, improve and update own knowledge and skills in a specialist area
34
Understanding and managing behaviours in a learning environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand potential factors leading to behaviours that disrupt a learning environment
- Understand organisational policies relating to managing behaviours in a learning environment
- Be able to promote behaviours that contribute to a purposeful learning environment
- Be able to manage behaviours that disrupt a purposeful learning environment
- Be able to evaluate own practice in managing behaviours in a learning environment
35
Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 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
36
Understanding the principles and practices of externally assuring the quality of assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context and principles of external quality assurance
- Understand how to plan the external quality assurance of assessment
- Understand how to externally evaluate the quality of assessment and internal quality assurance
- Understand how to externally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- Understand how to manage information relevant to external quality assurance
- Understand the legal and good practice requirements relating to external quality assurance
37
Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context and principles of internal quality assurance
- Understand how to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Understand techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally
- Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- Understand how to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
- Understand the legal and good practice requirements for the internal quality assurance of assessment
38
Using mathematics: academic subjects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to interpret mathematical situations in academic subjects
- Be able to process mathematical problems in academic subjects
- Be able to analyse mathematical findings from academic subjects
- Be able to use mathematical communication in academic subjects
39
Using mathematics: personal and public life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to interpret mathematical situations in personal and public life
- Be able to process mathematical problems in personal and public life
- Be able to analyse mathematical findings from personal and public life
- Be able to use mathematical communication in personal and public life
40
Using mathematics: professional and vocational contexts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to interpret mathematical situations in professional and vocational contexts
- Be able to process mathematical problems in professional and vocational contexts
- Be able to analyse mathematical findings from professional and vocational contexts
- Be able to use mathematical communication in professional and vocational contexts
41
Using resources for education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to implement the minimum core when using resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
- Be able to evaluate own use of resources in the delivery of inclusive teaching and learning
42
Working with the 14-19 age range in education and training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand national developments in educational provision for the 14-19 age range
- Understand roles and responsibilities of teachers working with the 14-19 age range
- Be able to plan learning to meet the needs of individual 14-19 learners
- Be able to deliver learning to meet the needs of individual 14-19 learners
- Be able to evaluate own practice in working with the 14-19 age range
43
Writing skills for literacy and language teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare written texts
- Be able to produce written texts
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/4416/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- IAO
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Dec 2014