What do the qualifications cover?

This qualification is designed to help learners build the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people birth to 19 years of age. It covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas working in children’s environments including early years and social care.

It is the only QCF Level 2 qualification conferring occupational competence for the Children and Young People’s Workforce

Who is it aimed at?

All those who wish to work or are working in a supervised role in the Children and Young people’s workforce in England.

What are the entry requirements?

Learners should be at least 16 years old. Candidate will also be assessed and provided with Literacy and Numeracy support if required. A CRB check will be carried out before placement.

How many credits are required to complete the qualification?

The Certificate will require 35 credits in total.

How are they assessed?

It will be internally assessed by a range of methods. This could include direct observation within the workplace, a portfolio of evidence, written assignments.

Do learners need to be working to take these qualifications?

Learners will need to be working or on practical placement as they need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

How long do they take to complete?

Learners can usually complete the Certificate in a year or less.

What related qualifications can learner's progress to?

It enables credits and learning to be transferred from this qualification to the L3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce providing a direct progression route.

Fees: £850

What di the qualifications cover?

This qualification is designed to help learners build the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people from birth to 19 years. It covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas and is spilt into three pathways

• Early Learning and Childcare
• Children’s Social Care
• Learning and Development Support Services.

In addition it contains an optional unit ‘Understand how to set up a home based child care service’ which can be taken as a stand alone unit for those who wish to become registered childminders.

It is the only QCF Level 3 qualification conferring occupational competence for the Children and Young People’s Workforce in England.

Who is it aimed at?

Learners should be at least 16 years old.

What are the entry requirements?

Learners should be at least 16 years old.

How many credits are required to complete the qualification?

The Diploma will require 65 credits in total.

How are they assessed?

It will be internally assessed by a range of methods. This could include direct observation within the workplace, a portfolio of evidence, written assignments.

Do learners need to be working to take these qualifications?

Learners will need to be working or on practical placement in an environment suitable for the pathway they are taking, as they need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

How long do they take to complete?

Learners can usually complete the Diploma in a year.

What related qualifications can learner's progress to?

Foundation Degrees.

Which type of job roles can learners apply for on completion?

Early Years Pathway:

• Pre-school worker
• Practitioner in a children’s centre
• Practitioner in day nurseries, nursery schools or reception classes in primary schools
• Registered childminders and nannies.

Social Care Pathway:

• Education support workers who visit families of pre-school children in their homes
• Foster carers
• Children and families social workers
• Registered managers of children’s homes, plus deputy and assistant managers
• Residential childcare workers
• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service family court advisers
• Youth workers

Learning and Development Support Services Pathway  Learning mentors

Fees: £950