City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Education and Training

You will work through online materials and be allocated a tutor who will support you through the programme. You will undertake the following units:

Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education and Training 

This unit will enable you to understand the role and responsibilities of a teacher in education and training. You will explore: 

• The role and responsibilities of a teacher 
• Legislation and codes of practice 
• Equality & Diversity  
• Meeting individual learner needs 
• Maintaining a supportive learning environment 
• Promoting appropriate behaviour and respect 
• Working with other professionals 
• Boundaries between teachers and other professionals 
• Referral processes to meet learner needs 

Understanding and Using Inclusive Teaching and Learning Approaches in Education and Training 

This unit focuses on ensuring that teaching and learning approaches meet the needs of different types of learners. You will cover: 

• Features of inclusive teaching and learning 
• Strengths and limitations of teaching approaches 
• Embedding English, Maths, ICT, and the wider curriculum into your teaching 
• Ways to motivate and engage learners 
• Establishing ground rules 
• Devising a lesson plan 
• Justifying teaching and learning approaches 
• Using resources and assessment methods to meet learner needs 
• Communicating with learners 
• Providing constructive feedback 
• Evaluating your own teaching delivery 
• Identifying areas for improvement 

Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment 

This unit covers the principles and practices of assessment in learning and development. You will look at:  

• Functions and key principles of assessment  
• The responsibilities of the assessor 
• Regulations and requirements 
• Assessment methods  
• Planning and managing assessments 
• Risks in assessment and ways to minimise them  
• Learner involvement and peer assessment 
• Adapting assessments to meet needs of learners 
• Ensuring valid, reliable, and fair assessment decisions  
• Importance of Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)  
• Dispute resolution  
• The use of technology in assessment 
• Policy and procedures relating to confidentiality and health and safety  
• Reflective practice and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 

You will complete assignments, deliver micro-teach sessions and provide feedback on others’ micro-teach sessions.

Our online, distance learning courses can be started at any time. You will work through your online course materials at a time that is convenient to you and be supported by a personal tutor.

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification, however you should have a good standard of English and Maths. You should also have an idea of what subject you would like to teach, and be working towards, or have achieved, a qualification in that subject at an appropriate level.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

Course Fees
£550

Awarding Body Fees - £91
All students or employers are required to pay the awarding body fees in addition to the course fees. Please note that these are recharged at cost and may be subject to change.

CAW Loans2Learn
Course fees must be paid in full before the course begins. If you are unable to do so, we offer a personal loan scheme (Loans2Learn) that can help you to spread the cost into manageable monthly payments over a period of up to five years, subject to eligibility. It can be used to fully, or partially, cover your course fee (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees which are payable on top). More information can be found here.

The current rate of interest for a CAW Loans2Learn is 9%. Click on the calculator icon to calculate your monthly repayment options based on different repayment term lengths.

Example repayment - a Loans2Learn loan for the full course fee of £550 over 12 months would equate to monthly repayments of approximately £48 per month (please note this is an indicative price based on current fees and interest rates).

General Advice
Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

If you have not achieved your qualification by the planned end date detailed in your individual learning plan, continued support and course access is available by paying monthly direct debit payments, or applying for a supplementary or increased loan, until certification is achieved.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of CAW Business School (The College of Animal Welfare).

On successful completion of the qualification you will have a greater understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher or trainer. You could pursue an appropriate teaching role, or progress onto the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training.

No, you do not have to be employed to undertake this course.

No, as a private further education provider fees are applicable to all students. We do have a Loans2Learn scheme that can help you to spread the costs of study into manageable monthly payments.