Opportunities for Learning
 

Courses

 
Children's Care Learning & Development II,III & IV
   
  SVQ in Children's  Care Learning & Development are qualifications which set out performance and knowledge standards for people who wish to work in childcare. The SVQ are designed to be used in the workplace.  
 
     
  • The Level 2 Children's Care Learning & Development
    course requires candidates to be working in a supported role they should not be working unsupervised.
  • The Level 3 Children's Care Learning & Development
    course requires candidates to be working with minimal supervision and having a high degree of independence for the planning and promotion of the curriculum.
  • The Level 4 Children's Care Learning & Development
    course requires candidates to be in management positions or a senior role in a childcare or education setting.
 
 

 
  The SVQ are made up of units of competence. These list activities which need to be carried out in the workplace. Units are gained over the course of the placement, like building blocks, towards the whole qualification.  
 
  Candidates attend the centre for a weekly two hour evening tutorial, in order to gain the underpinning knowledge necessary for their qualification. If a candidate is not already working in an Early Years setting they will be placed in a setting, for approximately seven hours per week, in order to gain the necessary experience. They are also assessed in the workplace and through a range of methods such as assignments, case studies and reflective accounts.

The level 2 & 3 courses run from September through to June. Level 4 is an eighteen month course which requires a higher academic level.
 
 

If you are interested in Early Years Care & Education SVQ please contact Cothrom on 01878 700910.

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