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Level 3 Award in PTLLS - Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Duration: 5 days

By 2010, anyone who teaches courses that are publicly-funded will have to be qualified. This qualification introduces the knowledge and skills required by teachers to develop and deliver programmes, provide learning support and take responsibility in managing the learning process in post-16 education.

This qualification has been developed for anyone entering teaching or training roles or already in-service who needs to achieve the minimum threshold status as a teacher in the lifelong learning sector – that is, adult and community learning and development, further education, libraries, archives and information services and work-based learning.

Course Objectives

At the end of the programme successful candidates will be able to: -

Understand your own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching
Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches within a specialist area
Demonstrate your session planning skills – plan, deliver, observe and evaluate a micro-teaching session
Understand how to deliver inclusive sessions that motivate learners
Understand the use of different assessment methods
Understand and analyse the need for accurate record keeping and procedures that can be adopted – including internal and external assessment information

Course Agenda

This course will cover the following topics: -

Roles & responsibilities
Learning styles and preferences
Teaching planning skills
Teaching styles and communication
Teaching assessment

Assessment

The training programme is delivered by registered centres and trainers and consists of at least 30 hours of training time, with an additional 30 hours for assimilation, consolidation and assignment planning, development and submission. To be successful in the assessment, candidates must submit three assignments, one of which involves delivering a micro-teach session and observing four others.

Suggested Progression

Level 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector or Level 3/4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS)

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