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Certificate
in Further Education Teaching
City & Guilds
7407 - Stage 3
Course Code: NCG003
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The City & Guilds 7407 Certificate
in Further Education Teaching is based on the FENTO (Further Education
National Training Organisation) Occupational Standards, Stages One
and Two. The certificate is designed for full-time and part-time
teachers who are practising or starting out in post-16 education
and training.
The course is an introduction to teaching skills
and allows students to consider the 8 Key Areas of the FENTO standards
and the underpinning values of reflective practice and ethics. Provides
students with the ability to identify relevant theoretical
sources and to critically analyse these to extend their knowledge
and understanding.
Course Aims |
The course builds
upon the 8 Key Areas of the FENTO standards introduced in the
Stage 1 of C&G 7407.
The ability to select from a comprehensive range of
relevant primary and secondary sources, including theoretical
and research based evidence, to critically analyse and extend
their knowledge and understanding.
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Course
Market |
This course for those, currently teaching adults (full or
part time) in Further and Adult Education, Community, Adult
Education of Basic Skills.
Legislation introduced in 2001 requires that teachers new
to further education have the minimum of a Level 4 teaching
qualification.
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Course Structure |
| All modules are
compulsory
Stage - 3
119 – Assessing learners’ needs
120 – Planning learners programmes
121 – Accessing learning
122 – Developing teaching and learning techniques
123 – Managing the learning process
124 – Maintaining quality
125 – Providing learns with support
126 – Assessing the outcomes of learning and learners’ achievement
127 – Continuing professional development
128 – Working within a professional value base
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Duration |
This is a 24 week part-time day/evening course . The programme
criteria is a minimum of 180 hours for study and practice,
minimum study hours excluding tutorial and support time is
120 hours and required teaching practice is 60 hours. The hours
stated are the minimum hours required for this course, students
must assign self-study hours outside these stated hours.
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Assessment |
- City & Guilds 7407 course is assessed through
observed teaching practice and preparation of a portfolio
of coursework, which relates to your teaching.
- The assessment for Stage Three may be done unit
by unit, but learning may be improved if a more integrated
approach is taken. The assignments for units 119, 120,
122, 123, and 126 lend themselves to being linked together.
Assignment 127 also ties in with these units.
- An 80% attendance is required for this course.
- 2 tutor observations and 1 observation by an experienced
and qualified subject teacher.
- Coursework is assessed
on a Portfolio Base.
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Entry Requirements |
- Candidates must have at least 60 hours teaching during the
programme, access to a workplace teaching mentor, and be appropriately
qualified in their teaching subject .
- Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter outlining
your specialist subject area and the level taught at.
- Ideally you should hold a GCSE in English at C, a minimum
of IELTS score 5.5 (though a score of 6 is preferred) or an
equivalent qualification.
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Exemptions |
No exemptions awarded. |
Progression |
On completion of this course, depending on the learners’ goal,
achievement and experience there are various progression routes
available. Some of them are:
To meet your interest or training needs, such as: assessor
and verifier awards, mentor award.
- Certificate in Education /Postgraduate Certificate in
Education/Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education
T hese awards are designed to meet the needs of those intending
to teach in varied stages of education. The opportunity here
is not just to study and prepare for teaching but explores
a variety of career options.
This is a Higher Level Qualification No: 4445, which is
assessed at an academic Level 7. This Master Professional
Diploma is suitable for people who work in a variety of learning
and development environments, particularly colleges, universities,
training providers and schools. You can choose from units
that look at, for example, the strategic environment, quality
management and innovation, and the principles and practice
of learning and assessment, as well as writing a research
project. Assessment is by assignment. This qualification
could enable progression onto a related Masters Degree programme,
at a rating of 90 ‘M’ credits.
Every University has its own course curriculum. Some MA
in Education, the area of specialisation within the dissertation
will determine your award title, which may be either: Education,
Educational Management, Guidance and Counselling Skills, Human
Performance (approved in principle), Information Technology
In Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education,
Special Educational Needs
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Note: Commencement of any program is subject to
enrolment of a minimum of 5 students per program. NLC reserves the
right to withdraw any or all of the programs prior to its commencement,
without further notice.
Additional Information:
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UK NARIC website on http://www.naric.org.uk
(Here a C&G Level 4 is a Band 8 and Band 9 is an Bachelors
(Ordinary) Degree)
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