Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Education and Training

From the Pearson Specification:

The Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF) is an introductory teaching qualification. Achieving this Award will provide sufficient evidence that the learner has acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare, plan, deliver and evaluate basic teaching and learning sessions, in a variety of teaching or training contexts. This introductory, knowledge-based teaching qualification has no minimum teaching practice requirement. Therefore, it may be undertaken by individuals who are not in a teaching role. However, there is a minimum requirement to take part in micro–teaching.

It can meet the needs of a range of trainee teachers, including:

individuals not currently teaching or training
individuals currently teaching and training, including those who have just begun
or are about to begin
individuals currently working as assessors who wish to achieve a qualification
providing an introduction to teaching.

It gives learners the opportunity to:

develop knowledge related to teaching and learning
develop skills in teaching and learning
achieve a nationally-recognised Level 3 qualification
develop their own personal growth and engagement in teaching and learning.

Course starts with the roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training, then onto the understanding and using inclusive teaching and leanring approaches in education and training, with the latter being addressed in a micro teaching situation. Finally, the understanding assessment unit looks at the principles of assessment in education and training.

Martin Mc Afee, an experienced tutor will guide you through the leanring management system and assist in the answering of questions as they arise in the programme rollout...Jade Russell is the independent assessor on this programme, offering expert feedback against learner coursework