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Certificate
in Further Education Teaching
City & Guilds
7407 (Level 4)
Course Code: NCG004
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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. Stages
One, Two and Three of this qualification are all at Level 4. However,
it is expected that students should demonstrate a greater depth of
understanding and analysis as they move from Stage One to Stage Three.
Course Aims |
The course aims
to enable serving and new teachers to build their confidence
and skills in designing appropriate courses and schemes of
work and to teach these effectively.
The course is designed to prepare students for careers in
the teaching/training profession. The course aims to enable
teacher to teach or train students at Further Education and
Higher Education levels.
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Course
Market |
The course is aimed at full-time and part-time practising
teachers in the Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET)
sector, i.e. teaching those aged 16 years or over. This includes
those that are employed as teachers or trainers in further,
community or adult education and basic skills. It is also suitable
for those beginning employment in PCET who have access to the
minimum teaching hours, and those working in PCET who deliver
vocational learning to groups in a range of teaching situations.
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 |
It is a three-stage programme, with Stages One, Two and Three
together making up the full Certificate. Each stage is a qualification
in its own right, and candidates may complete one or more stages
according to their needs.
All modules are compulsory.
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101 - Assessing Learners Needs
102
- Session Planning and Teaching
103
- Teaching and Learning Activities
104 - Select Resources
105 - Learner Support
106 - Assessment Activity
107 - Self Evaluation
108 - Observe a Teacher
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109 - Identify and assess learners
needs
110 - Plan and manage the learning process
111 - Use techniques and facilitate learning
112 - Principles of learning
113 - Communication Seminar paper
114 - Develop resources
115 - Support and guidance
116 - Assessment
117 - Educational Issues
118 - Personal Development |
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 |
Level 4 Vocational course is compared to an Undergraduate program.
Qualification comparisons is available through
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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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Duration |
Programme
Criteria |
Stage
- 1 |
Stage
- 2 |
Stage
- 3 |
Total
minimum number of hours of study and
practice |
65 |
130 |
180 |
Minimum
number of study hours (not Including tutorial/support
time) |
45 |
90 |
120 |
Number
of required teaching Practice hours |
20 |
40 |
60 |
Minimum
Observed and assessed
Teaching practice of at least 1 hours duration
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*2 tutor observations
*1 observation by an experienced and qualified subject teacher
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*2 tutor observations
*1 observation by an experienced and qualified subject teacher |
*3 tutor observations (2 for
candidates completing all 3 stages)
*2 observation by an experienced and qualified
subject teacher |
Duration for Individual
Stages. |
3 Months |
6 Months |
6 Months |
Duration for a
Combination of Stages. |
Stages 1 & 2
12 Months |
Stages 2 & 3
12 Months |
Stages 1,2 & 3
18 Months |
International
students need to apply for Full-Time program with duration
of more than 6 months.
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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.
- An 80% attendance is required for this course.
- The emphasis is on real activities, which provide
high-level evidence of teaching capacity. Assignments
may be combined; however, the centre will continue
to mark assignments individually for sampling by the
Internal and External Moderators and for unit certification
purposes.
- Being a level 4 program, students will receive support
through tutorials/lectures in language skills to develop
and demonstrate their personal skill needs as this
will be assessed throughout the course period.
- Each stage has a required number of tutor observation
sessions and observation by an experienced and qualified
subject teacher.
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Entry Requirements |
We would recommend that potential candidates
hold a professional qualification in the area in which they wish
to teach at least one level higher than those they will be teaching.
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Progression |
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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.
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.
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