VTCT Skills
Level 4
QN: 601/2764/8
Curriculum Active
VTCT Skills Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by VTCT Skills. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 589 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
VTCT Skills
Syllabus Units
20 Units
Guided Hours
589 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/2764/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- VTCT Skills
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2014