Ofqual code: 601/6200/4 

Guided Learning Hours: 48 hours 
Credit value: 140 

 Qualification Objective: 

 The qualification is for those who work or want to work as teachers or trainers in the further education and skills sector and who wish to further their understanding of this role. 

 Structure Requirements: 

 To achieve this qualification, learners must attain at least 36 credits. Learners must attain 21 credits by achieving the mandatory units contained in Group A and at least 15 credits from the units contained in the optional Group B. At least 21 credits must be at 

Level 4 or above. 

 Group A – Mandatory Units 

• Planning to meet the needs of learners in education and training 

• Assessing learners in education and training 

• Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training 

• Using resources for education and training 

• Delivering education and training 

Group B – Optional Units 

• Internally assure the quality of assessment 

• Engage with employers to facilitate workforce development 

• Working with the 14-19 age range in education and training 

• Engage learners in the learning and development process 

• Assessment and support for the recognition of prior learning through the accreditation of learning outcomes 

• Understanding the principles and practices of externally assuring the quality of assessment 

• Identify the learning needs of organisations 

• Developing, using and organising resources in a specialist area 

• Assess occupational competence in the work environment 

• Preparing for the coaching role 

• Action learning for teaching in a specialist area of disability 

• Teaching in a specialist area 

• Using study skills approaches and techniques to enhance the learning of others 

• Evaluating learning programmes 

• Inclusive practice 

• Preparing for the mentoring role 

• Develop learning and development programmes 

• Action learning to support development of subject specific pedagogy 

• Delivering employability skills 

• Working with individual learners 

• Specialist delivery techniques and activities 

• Action research 

• Preparing for the personal tutoring role 

• Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment 

• Engage with employers to develop and support learning provision 

• Effective partnership working in the learning and teaching context 

• Equality and diversity 

• Understanding and managing behaviours in a learning environment