6502 AWARD, CERTIFICATE & DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
AND TRAINING- NOVEMBER 2013
CHANGES TO TEACHER TRAINING
QUALIFICATIONS
BACKGROUND TO THE CHANGES
Following an independent review in 2012, recommendations for change to the initial
teacher training qualifications were made. LSIS was tasked with designing the new
qualifications to meet these recommendations:
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•
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A single qualification at each level.
Flexible qualifications that enable a focus on particular learning contexts.
Separate qualifications that are not nested.
•
One level 3 knowledge based Award in Education and Training
•
One level 4 knowledge and skills based Certificate in Education and Training.
•
One level 5 knowledge and skills based Diploma in Education and Training
with optional specialist pathways which can be used as stand alone CPD Diplomas and have a L3
specialism entry criteria.
THE 6502 QUALIFICATIONS
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training
Available now to existing centres through fast track approval
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
• Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training including stand alone
specialist
Available for delivery from 1st January 2014
Fast track approval for existing centres and the qualification information
will be available from 1st December 2013
AWARD, CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA IN
EDUCATION & TRAINING
L3 Award -12 credits
Mandatory
3 credits
L3
Restricted
Optional
9 credits L3
L4 Certificate - 36 credits
Mandatory
Optional
21 credits
15 credits
L3 & L4
L3 & L4
L5 Diploma – 120 credits
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Mandatory
Optional
75 credits
45 credits
L4 & L5
L4 & L5
WHAT’S NEW? KEY CHANGES
LEVEL 3 AWARD
• Only three units
• No requirement for a reflective journal
• No requirement for a scheme of work
LEVEL 4 CERTIFICATE
• Common unit with level 3
• Observations linked to mandatory units
• All observations must be graded, using the Ofsted guidelines
• At least one hour of observed practice should demonstrate Grade 2 characteristics
• Some optional units require additional observations
LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA
• Common unit with level 4
• Observations linked to mandatory units
• All observations must be graded, using the Ofsted guidelines
• At least four hours of observed practice linked to mandatory units should demonstrate
Grade 2 practice
• Some optional units require additional observations
• Increased credit values for some units i.e. 20 credits
STRUCTURE OF THE L3 AWARD IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING -12 CREDITS
Optional
Mandatory
9 credits
3 credits
Level 3
Level 3
Understanding the principles
and practices of assessment
(L&D unit) OR
Understanding assessment in
education and training
3 credits
Roles,
responsibilities
and relationships
in education and
training
3 credits
Microteach
L3
AND
Understanding and using inclusive
approaches in education and training
OR
Facilitate learning and development for
individuals (L&D unit)
OR
Facilitate learning and development in
groups (L&D unit)
All 6 credits
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L3
L3
KEY FEATURES OF THE LEVEL 3 AWARD
The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is not a teaching
qualification - it is an introduction to teaching that will give an
insight into the roles, responsibilities and relationships in
education and training, how to plan and deliver inclusive
teaching/training sessions and how to assess and give
constructive and developmental feedback.
• There are six units to select from – three are Education and
Training units and three are Learning and Development units.
• There is one mandatory unit- unit 301, which is also a mandatory
unit in the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. This is
known as a ‘common unit’.
• Unit 302 Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning
approaches in education and training carries 6 credits and is
essentially a combination of two units from PTLLS. This offers
opportunities for centres to consider holistic approaches to
delivery.
PROGRESSION ROUTES
The qualification allows candidates to progress into
employment as teachers/trainers, as well as to the
following City & Guilds qualifications:
 Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
 Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
 Level 3 and 4 Awards, Certificates and Diplomas in
Learning and Development (6318)
 Level 3 and 4 Awards/Certificates in Assessment
and Quality Assurance
 6258 Awards in Delivering Training and
presentations
 6259 Awards/Certificate for Learning Support
Practitioners
 6255 English for Literacy and Language Teaching/
Mathematics for Numeracy Teaching
STRUCTURE OF THE L4 CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING- 36 CREDITS
Optional
Mandatory
15 credits
21 credits
Level 3, 4 and
5
Level 3 and 4
3 credits at Level
3. This is the
common unit with
Level 3 Award
18 credits at Level
4
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From a range of optional units
available at levels 3,4 & 5. Some
of these units include additional
observation requirements
L&D and specialist options
available
AND
A minimum practice requirement
of 30 hours teaching
3 assessed observations of
teaching, one of which must
demonstrate Grade 2
characteristics
STRUCTURE OF THE L5 DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING - 120 CREDITS
Optional
Mandatory
45 credits
75 credits
Level 4
and 5
Level 4 and 5
From a range of optional
units available at levels 4
and 5, some of which may
include additional
observation requirements
L&D and specialist options
available
20 credits at Level
4. This is the
mandatory units
from the Level 4
Certificate.
55 credits at Level
5
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AND
A minimum practice requirement
of 100 hours teaching
8 assessed observations of
teaching. Four of these
observations must demonstrate
Grade 2 characteristics
LEVEL 5 STAND ALONE DIPLOMA
L5 Diploma standalone award
English:
Literacy
Standalone
45 credits
L5
English:
ESOL
Standalone
45 credits
Combined Literacy and
ESOL
60 credits
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L5
Mathematics
Disabled Learners
Standalone
45 credits
Standalone
45 credits
L5
L5
LEVEL 3 REGISTRATION COMPLEXES
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
ROUTE
ITEM
FEES
6502-31
Level 3 Award in Education &
Training (E&T Units only)
Full
Registration
£49.50
6502-32
Level 3 Award in Education &
Training (E&T, TAQA & L&D
units) includes the e-volve test
for TAQA
Full
Registration
£53.50
6502-92
Level 3 Award in Education &
Training (E&T, TAQA & L&D
units)
Unit
Results entry
£15 to £18
per unit
Certification
£10.00
Results entry
£15 to £18
per unit
£10.00
6502-93
Level 3 Award in Education &
Training (E&T units only)
Unit
Certification
LEVEL 4 REGISTRATION COMPLEXES
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
ROUTE
ITEM
6502-41
Level 4 Certificate in Education &
Training (E&T Units only)
Full
Registration
6502- 42
Level 4 Certificate in Education &
Training (E&T, TAQA & L&D units)
Full
Registration
6502- 94
Level 4 Certificate in Education &
Training (E&T, TAQA & L&D units)
Unit
Results entry
Certification
6502 - tbc
Level 4 Certificate in Education &
Training (E&T Units only)
Unit
Results entry
Certification
LEVEL 5 REGISTRATION COMPLEXES
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
ROUTE
ITEM
6502-51
Level 5 Diploma in
Education & Training (E&T
Units only)
Full
Registration
6502-52
Level 5 Diploma in
Education & Training (E&T,
TAQA & L&D units)
Full
Registration
6502-95
Level 5 Diploma in
Education & Training (E&T,
TAQA & L&D units)
Unit
Results entry
Certification
6502 - tbc
Level 5 Diploma in
Education & Training (E&T
Units only)
Unit
Results entry
Certification
REGISTRATION COMPLEXES SPECIALIST STANDALONE
PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
ROUTE
ITEM
6503-53
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Full
(including teaching English: ESOL)
Registration
6503-51
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Full
(including teaching English: Literacy)
Registration
6503-54
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Full
(including teaching English: Literacy and
ESOL)
Registration
6503-52
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Full
(including teaching Mathematics:
Numeracy)
Registration
6503-55
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Full
(including teaching Disabled Learners)
Registration
6503- tbc
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training Unit route
stand alone units
Results entry
Certification
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
Staff delivering these qualifications must have:
A teaching* or training qualification OR
Substantial evidence of successful teaching experience in education and/or
training.
Access to appropriate guidance and support and on-going participation in related
programme quality assurance processes.
Occupational competence and technical knowledge in education and/or training.
Appropriate qualifications and experience when delivering the specialist optional
units
*This does NOT include qualifications that only provide an introduction to teaching such as the Level
3 Award in Education
and Training, or the Level 3 or Level 4 PTLLS Awards
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
Additionally, for the L&D units, staff must:
Have up-to-date working knowledge and experience of best practice in L&D.
Be occupationally competent in what they are assessing.
Hold a recognised assessor qualification.
Have evidence of CPD activities
Be accepted on the centre approval as a 6502 team member
Observers of micro-teaching and practice observations must:
Be full members of the centre team, contributing to team and standardisation
meetings etc.
New team members must:
•
Receive adequate induction, mentoring and monitoring for internal and
external quality assurance purposes.
PUBLIC FUNDING – ENGLAND
L3 Award will be fully funded for 19 to 23 year olds only for:
• Unemployed
• OLASS
L4 Certificate will be fully funded for:
• Unemployed
• OLASS
• 19 – 23 year olds as a L3 adult entitlement
L4 Certificate will be co-funded for
•
19 – 23 year olds
It is in scope for 24+ Advanced Learning Loans
L5 Diplomas will be funded for
•
Higher Apprenticeships
It is in scope for 24+ Advanced Learning Loans
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FE INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING BURSARIES
ENTITLEMENTS FOR NON TEACHING/SUPPORT STAFF WITH A DEGREE WHO
CURRENTLY WORK IN A COLLEGE OR INDEPENDENT (PRIVATE OR THIRD
SECTOR) PROVIDER
The government’s ambitions to raise young people’s achievement in English and maths
includes new funding conditions from 2014/15 which will reinforce the requirement
that, from 2013, students must continue to study English and maths if they did not
acquire a grade C or above in those subjects at age 16.
To help the FE sector develop the skills needed to deliver on this commitment to young
people and to improve the quality of teaching of English and maths more widely
across the sector, we have introduced a new Bursary scheme which encourages
graduates with relevant degrees to train as specialist teachers of maths, English or
SEN.
FE INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING BURSARIES
Any member of staff who is working in a college or independent provider who is not
employed in a teaching capacity may be eligible for a bursary of up to £20k, so long
as they hold a relevant degree; do not hold (or qualify to hold) QTS or QTLS; and are
not currently undertaking any paid teaching work. This may include FE staff who are
(for example) technicians, learning support assistants; and learning resource
assistants.
To qualify, a trainee must have a relevant degree with at least grade 2.2 to teach maths;
and at least grade 2.1 to teach English, or to support learners with special education
needs.
FE INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING BURSARIES
Trainees must train to teach through an eligible ITT course at Level 5 or above. These
are offered by a number of providers on both a full and part time basis. The bursary
will be paid by the course provider whilst the trainee is on the course.
Full details of the bursary scheme, including detailed eligibility criteria and levels of payment
can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-initial-teacher-trainingbursary-guide-academic-year-2013-to-2014
People requiring further information should contact the Education and Training Foundation
helpline on 0300 303 1877.
NEW TAQA e-LEARNING
A COMPLETE END-TO-END STRUCTURED
PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT STAFF CPD
BACKGROUND
New opportunity for ‘non NVQ’ centre staff – those who
deliver and assess non NVQs could previously not access these
qualifications
Ideal for all centre types – qualification and e-learning
programme is relevant for people carrying out assessments and
quality assurance in most learning environments including FE,
Adult Continuing Learning, Employers and Third Sector.
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCING
City & Guilds’ first
end-to-end e-learning
programme experience
for the Level 3 Award in
Understanding the
Principles and Practice
of Assessment
TAQA e-LEARNING
OVERVIEW AND DEMO VIDEO
TAQA E-LEARNING PROGRAMME
1
2
3
4
Get the
knowledge
Test yourself
Study tasks
Summary
take-away.
KEY
e-learning
Video based
Download
document
e-learning quiz
TAILORED LEARNING PROGRAMMES
DELIVERY
ASSESSMENT
SOLUTION
BENEFITS
Face-to-face
Centre assessed
Traditional delivery
Tried and trusted
f2f & eTAQA
Centre assessed or eBlended
volve
eTAQA
e-volve
Complete online course
and qualification
Reduce f2f time and
differentiate your offer
Cut significant costs /
get more staff trained
 Centres can create bespoke learning programmes mixing face-to-face with
digital delivery and assessment.
 Using e-volve assessment enables the full end-to-end digital experience
 We will be developing bundles options to combine eTAQA and quals.
RRP for TAQA e-learning = £49 per
learner, discounts available for
multiple learners
EMBEDDING TAQA e-LEARNING
SUPPORTIN
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LEVEL 5
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 3
SPECIALIST
TEACHING
TEACHING &
TRAINING
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
DTLLS (6305)
Education
and Training
Education and Training
(6502)
(6502) from Jan 2014
PTLLS (6302)
CTLLS (6304)
Assessment
and Quality
Assurance
(6317)
PTLLS (6302)
CTLLS (6304)
Assessment
and Quality
Assurance
(6317)
Learning and
Development
Education and Training
(6318)
(6502) from Jan 2014
Learning and
Development
Education and Training
(6318)
(6502) from Sept 2013
The TAQA e-learning programme covers learning for
the stand-alone qualification or the optional unit
within any of the above qualifications.
It can also acts as great CPD or refresher for existing
FAST TRACK
APPROVAL
for current centres
TAQA e-LEARNING
KEY BENEFITS
• All the tools you need to plan and deliver TAQA programmes
with confidence
• Bring your teaching to life with more interactive and engaging
classes
• Guide your learners through individualised e-learning that can
be accessed in or away from the classroom
• Even allow learners to work independently without face to face
engagement by providing a complete end-to-end online course
• Significantly reduce the cost of your delivery and train more
staff for less
• Any-time, any-where training for new or existing staff
'I would recommend the e-learning programme
and evolve test to any centre .....’
Julie Cape, Quality Manager
City & Guilds Advance is designed to raise standards. We provide consultancy,
training and events to help colleges and training providers with
•
Quality Improvement
•
Improving teaching, learning & Assessment
•
Curriculum review, planning, change management & implementation
•
Curriculum effectiveness using ILM
Through City & Guilds we can provide you access to some of the best Education
consultants in the sector.
The Advance consultants can work with you to really understand what your
organisational needs are and to become a critical friend throughout the journey.
For more information:
Visit: www.advance.cityandguilds.com
Call: 0800 334 5054
Email: advance@cityandguilds.com
HOW TO PURCHASE AND ACCESS THE E-LEARNING
1. How to purchase
The TAQA e-learning programme can be purchased directly by
contacting a member of the Direct Sales team on;
T: 0844 543 0000 option 5
E: directsales@cityandguilds.com
2. How to access
The TAQA e-learning programme is delivered on the new
SmartScreen platform.
AVAILABLE FOR ALL CENTRES: DECEMBER 2013
NEW TEXTBOOKS
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NEW 6258 QUALIFICATIONS IN TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS
Level 3 Award in the Principles
of Planning a Training Session
(2 credits) 6258-32)
Planning a Training Session
(2 credits)
Level 3 Award in Planning and Delivering a
Training Session (4 credits) (6258-33)
Principles of
planning a training
Session
(2 credits)
Delivering a training
session
(2 credits)
Level 3 Award in Principles of teaching, training and assessment
(9 credits) (6258-34)
Planning a training
Session
(2 credits)
Principles of teaching
training and assessment
(3 credits)
Delivering different teaching and
training methods
(4 credits)
NEW 6258 QUALIFICATIONS IN TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS
Level 3 Award in Planning and delivering
presentations
(3 credits) (6258-35)
Planning and delivering presentations
(3 credits)
Level 4 Award in Planning and delivering
presentations to challenging audiences
(3 credits) (6258-40)
Planning and delivering presentations to
challenging audiences (3 credits)
LATEST NEWS
• TAQA –
e-learning
• Text book – Level 3 Award in Education and Training
• New Assessments – Understanding the Principles and Practices of
Assessment
• New Qualifications – Level 3 and 4 Awards in Delivering Learning
• New Events – Top Tips, RPL…….Observations coming soon.
Teaching and Learning Support
Available
TUTOR FORUM
UNIT PACK
RECOMMENDED
RESOURCES
ASSIGNMENTS
QUALIFICATION
HANDBOOK
SPECIALIST
ADVISER
SUPPORT
SMARTSCREEN
SUPPORT
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SMARTSCREEN
WEBSITE
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EVENTS
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
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6502
http://www.cityandguilds.com/Courses-andQualifications/learning/teaching/6502-education-and-training
Legacy Tariff – shows where the new qualification suite sits relevant
to previous qualifications
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/65
Recognition of Prior Learning – an effective policy needs to be in
place
http://www.cityandguilds.com/Provide-Training/CentreSupport/Centre-Document-Library/Policies-and-Procedures/QualityAssurance-Documents
Education and Training Foundation activities http://www.etfoundation.co.uk
Student Loans Company http://www.slc.co.uk
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