Education and Training Level 5 Diploma

Overview

This course fulfils the professional requirements for becoming a teacher in Education & Training.

The Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training is a teaching qualification, which has a teaching/training practice requirement. It is an ‘in service’ qualification designed for those working or wishing to work as teachers/trainers.

This course is ideal for you, if you are working, or want to work as a teacher/trainer in the further education and skills sector; if you are in or want to start a career in a teaching/training role; if you are a teacher/trainer who is seeking career progression in your area of work; or if you have completed the City and Guilds Award in Education and Training, or Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector and wish to progress.

Course Structure

The qualification covers the knowledge and skills required by teachers/trainers in the further education and skills sector, such as:

• Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
• Developing teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
• Theories, principles and models of education and training
• Wider professional practice and development in education and training

Candidates should be qualified/ experienced in the subject they intend to teach, have access to 100 teaching practice hours.

Trainees who successfully complete this qualification will take an analytical and practical approach to all aspects of planning, delivering and assessing inclusive teaching and learning. Whilst doing this, trainees will embed theories and principles in education and training and demonstrate them in their practice. They will also carry out research into professionalism in education and training policies and consider their impact on their role and their accountability as a teacher/trainer.

Assessment & Feedback

Assessment of units is coursework-based, and eight classroom-based observations are carried out across the two years.

What Next...

After completion of the course, you will be able to apply for Qualified Teacher: Learning and Skills status (QTLS). QTLS is equivalent to but distinct from QTS (Qualified Teacher Status for ages 5-11 or 11-18 in schools).