Course overview

Education and Training Level 3 Award City of Bristol College

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is a course designed to introduce you to teaching and training in the Lifelong Learning Sector (teaching and training those aged 16+). This is not a course for you if you want to teach in Primary or Secondary schools.

Please note that if you are looking for a teaching assistant course, please follow the below links for the relevant courses instead: 

Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 2
Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 3

Dates and applications

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Education and Training Level 3 Award Ashley Down Centre
Bristol
Course Code
FBE0507B01-2
Dates
26/02/2025 - 14/05/2025
Duration
10 weeks
Days
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Hours per week
4.00
Start Time
17:00
Location
Ashley Down Centre
Fee
This course costs £490. Please contact us to discuss your payment options.
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Course Code Dates Duration Days Hours per week Start Time Location Fee
FBE0507B01-2 26/02/2025 - 14/05/2025 10 weeks Enquire 4.00 17:00 Ashley Down Centre
This course costs £490. Please contact us to discuss your payment options.
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Additional information

Who is this course for?

You do not need to be teaching to enrol on this Education and Training Level 3 qualification. This is an introductory and knowledge-based teaching qualification with no minimum teaching practice requirement.

You may wish to enrol on this course if you are currently teaching and are new to the role. You might be involved in training within your company and want to know more about teaching, learning and assessment at an introductory level.

You need to be 19 or over to enrol on the course.

What you'll learn

You will learn about a teacher’s roles and responsibilities, setting ground rules, planning a learning session, creating an inclusive learning environment, assessment and communication.

Course entry requirements

You do not need to be teaching to enrol on this qualification. This is an introductory and knowledge-based teaching qualification with no minimum teaching practice requirement.

You need to be 19 or over to enrol on the course.

Written English should meet the required standard to be able to:

  • Read and understand course criteria, assignments and hand-outs
  • Write notes in sessions, produce resources for your micro teach
  • Complete written assignment work with appropriate grammar and punctuation.
  • Research information to complete tasks and present work appropriately.

How is the course delivered and assessed?

You will be taught in college one evening per week for 10 weeks.

You will be assessed mostly through short written tasks each week which prepares you for your final assessment near the end of the course which is to deliver a short micro-teach to the rest of the group on a subject of your choice!

Future career and study opportunities

You may wish to progress to our Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills).

What next?

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