Early Years Qualifications

Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF)

Designed to help you build the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people.   

•  This course is *Available Now* 
• Covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas working in children’s workforce setting including early years and social care.
• Is ideal if you would like to begin working directly with children and young people.
• Covers the age range from birth to 19 years

Placement   

• Suitable if you are working , volunteering or on a practical placement.
• To gain a placement please contact your local schools or childcare setting requesting time to support your studies.(further advice can be obtained by contacting the TA College)

 Course content  
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• You will need to achieve 35 credits
• 31 credits from all the 13 mandatory units and a minimum of 4 credits from the bank of optional units.
• The qualification also contains some common Level 3 and Level 4 units with the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce. This enables credits and learning to be transferred from this qualification to the Diploma providing you with a direct progression route. 

 Entry Requirements  

• You will need to be at least 16 years of age.

 Course Fees
UK: £1443.00
EU Countries: £1283.25 + VAT (Price is based upon you being observed by a school based assessor who must be a qualified teacher)  
EU Countries: £1852.50 + VAT + cost of an economy flight  (Price is based upon you being observed by a visiting TA College assessor)

International: £1683.25  (Price is based upon you being observed by a school based assessor who must be a qualified teacher)  
International: £2587.00 + cost of an economy flight  (Price is based upon you being observed by a visiting TA College assessor)

Course Fee Includes:  

• Registration and Certification with CACHE/City & Guilds
  Course and Placement Handbook/ Copy of the main course textbook
  Personalised learning area within the e-learning website
  Full range of learning resources
  Easy access to your own personal tutor
  An enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check (if required)

  Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF)

Designed to help you build the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people in an un-supervised role.   

•  This course is *Available Now* 
• Covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas and is split into 3 pathways:
  Early Learning & Childcare
  Children’s Social Care
  Learning & Development Support Services.
• In addition it contains an optional unit ‘Understand how to set up a home based child care service’
  (This can be taken as a stand alone unit for those who wish to become registered childminders)
• This Level 3 qualification is the only one conferring occupational competence for the children and young people’s workforce in England.
• Covers the age range from birth to 19 years

Placement   

• Suitable if you are working , volunteering or on a practical placement in an environment suitable for the pathway you are taking as you need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.
• To gain a placement please contact your chosen childcare setting requesting support for your studies.(further advice can be obtained by contacting the TA College)

 Course content  
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• You will need to complete the 11 Core mandatory units regardless of the pathway taken (these include the 4 SfCD shared units) Total value 27 credits
• Early Learning & Childcare pathway:  You will need to complete a further 5 mandatory units. Total value 22 credits 
• Children’s Social Care pathway: If you choose this pathway you will need to complete a further 3 mandatory units. Total value 13 credits
• Learning & Development Support Services pathway: Choosing this pathway requires  a further 3 mandatory units. Total value 13 credits 
  
•  All learners will then need to take optional units chosen from the option bank to bring the credits achieved so far to a minimum of 65 credits.  

 Entry Requirements  

• You will need to be at least 16 years of age.

 Course Fees
UK: £1788.00
EU Countries: £1993.25 + VAT (Price is based upon you being observed by a school based assessor who must be a qualified teacher)  
EU Countries: £2127.50 + VAT + cost of an economy flight  (Price is based upon you being observed by a visiting TA College assessor)

International: £1993.25  (Price is based upon you being observed by a school based assessor who must be a qualified teacher)  
International: £2877.50 + cost of an economy flight  (Price is based upon you being observed by a visiting TA College assessor)

Course Fee Includes:  

• Registration and Certification with CACHE/City & Guilds
  Course and Placement Handbook/ Copy of the main course textbook
  Personalised learning area within the e-learning website
  Full range of learning resources
  Easy access to your own personal tutor
  An enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check (if required)

  NVQ Level 4 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD)

*This course is available until December 2011*

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Course content
Consists of 9 units - 4 mandatory units and 5 optional units.
You need to complete all 9 units to achieve the full certificate.

Entry Requirements:
This level 4 course is ideal if you are working in childcare in face- to- face roles with children, young people (aged 0-16 years) and families at a senior management level.

Course Fees:
UK: £2574 (May be subject to contribution towards travel expenses of a visiting assessor if more than 50 miles from Stafford.)
EU Countries: £2894 + VAT + cost of an economy return flight for a visiting assessor.
International: £3244 + cost of an economy return flight for a visiting assessor.

  Course Fee Includes:  

• Registration and Certification with CACHE/City & Guilds
  Course and Placement Handbook/ Copy of the main course textbook
  Personalised learning area within the e-learning website
  Full range of learning resources
  Easy access to your own personal tutor
  An enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check (if required)