Here is what the VTCT Level 3 Award in Education and Training is all about:
What you'll get:
- Blended learning curriculum in a manageable and accessible format
- Consistent academic support
The VTCT Level 3 Award in Education and Training is a 12 credit qualification that offers an introduction to teaching in the education and training sector. Please note that there is no requirement to have this qualification in order to join a Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training or a Level 5 Diploma in Education and
Training as the suite of qualifications is not designed primarily as a progression route to full qualification.
This knowledge-based teaching qualification has no minimum teaching practice requirement and therefore may be taken by individuals who are not in a teaching role. However, there is a minimum requirement to take part in micro teaching (peer teaching) which involves planning an observed and assessed teaching session for a specific group of learners (usually the peer group of classmates), delivering and reviewing the session and responding to feedback from the observer and the ‘learners’. Trainee teachers who are already in a teaching role may be able to use their usual workplace teaching for this observed teaching session.
The level 3 award offers limited opportunities for employment but it may provide an informed basis for subsequent decision making in terms of further qualification or progression.
Course entry requirements
There are no nationally agreed course entry requirements. Course providers may set their own entry criteria.
Teaching practice and assessed observations requirement
There is a minimum requirement for trainee teachers to engage in observed and assessed microteaching for the following option unit:
- Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training (UET2)
For this unit, trainee teachers must be involved in at least one hour of microteaching. They must deliver at least one 15-minute microteaching session that is observed and assessed by a member of the delivery team. For the additional 45 minutes, they can either deliver additional microteaching sessions or observe the microteaching of other trainee teachers.
Trainee teachers who are currently teaching may prefer to use their practice instead of microteaching to meet the requirement of this unit.
There is a requirement to undertake observed and assessed practice in a real work environment for the following optional units from the L & D suite that are included in this qualification
Facilitate learning and development for individuals (UV30761)
Facilitate learning and development in groups (UV30762)
For these units, practice should be in the appropriate context – with groups of learners or with individual learners. The number of hours of practice required and the number of hours to be observed and assess are not specified for these units.