Diploma in Child Observations, Assessments & Planning - Level 3

Child observation, assessment and planning is a process suggested by Equal years in the year 2013, which involves a cycle of three steps such as planning, observing and assessing which has to be followed by practitioners. Through following this process, the practitioners can gain an understanding of the different learning and development needs of the children. A proper planning, observation and assessment of a child’s development is also important in order to identify the special needs, individual needs, individual abilities and interests in children.

It is important to be well educated and trained on this observation, assessment and planning process in order to kick start your career in the childcare or child education field. This diploma will also help you to demand for a promotion or salary increment from your organization if you already have an employment in the childcare or child education field. You can progress on to become teachers, teacher assistants, childcare workers or you can also successfully start up a childcare or education institute with this diploma. If you are a parent, this diploma will be beneficial to understand the learning and development needs of your child and to provide the necessary support accordingly.

Learning outcomes

• Learn how to observe a child and the need for child observation.
• Understand how to assess the careers of parents and the ethical, cultural and linguistic background of the children.
• Gain an insight into the different types of child observation techniques.
• Gain an understanding of the planning process, how to work on the planning cycle and the activities of the planning cycle.
• Learn in-depth about curriculum plans and the impact of it in children.
• Understand about summative assessment and third party assistance.

Course Curriculum

1: How To Observe A Child

2: Assessing The Career Of Parents

3: Assessing The Ethical, Cultural, And Linguistic Background

4: Child Observation Techniques (Part I)

5: Child Observation Techniques (Part Ii)

6: The Planning Process

7: Working On The Planning Cycle

8: Key Activities In The Planning Cycle

9: In & Out About Curriculum Plans (Part I)

10: In & Out About Curriculum Plans (Part Ii)

11: In And Out About Summative Assessments

12: Third Party Assistance

13: Summary Outline

Access duration

The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course. The content will be accessible to you 24/7. The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time.

Method of assessment

At the end of the Diploma in Child Observations, Assessments and Planning – Level 3 program you will be required to take a multiple choice question assessment test. The multiple choice question assessment will be automatically marked with learners receiving an instant grade.

Certification

Those who successfully complete the exam will be awarded the Diploma in Child Observations, Assessments and Planning – Level 3 professional qualification.

Awarding body

The certificate will be awarded by CPD and iAP. This internationally recognised qualification will make your CV standout and encourage employers to see your motivation at expanding your skills and knowledge in the IT enterprise.

• You must be 16 years of age or more
• You should have a basic understanding of numeracy, English language and ICT

• Primary school teacher – £24,961 per annum
• Teacher assistant – £12,512 per annum
• Early childhood educator – £17,197 per annum
• Childcare worker – £14,291 per annum

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